Dan Neville
Question:143 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the allocation of funding to people with (i) mental disabilities and (ii) physical and sensory disabilities for each of the years from 1996 to 1999. [22903/99]
Written Answers. - Funding for People with Disabilities.
I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the additional revenue and capital funding which has been made available for the maintenance and development of services in the intellectual disability and physical-sensory disability sectors in each of the years 1996-99. The following table sets out the data.
|
Year |
Intellectual Disability |
Physical/Sensory Disability |
|
Amount£m |
Amount£m |
|
|
1996 |
12 |
2.55 |
|
1997 |
16 |
13.695 |
|
1998 |
21 |
13.262 |
|
1999 |
28(£34m full year costs) |
14.9(£17.9m full year costs) |
|
Total |
77 |
44.407 |