Vol. 512 No. 2
117 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of new residential places, respite places and day places being created in view of the announcement made in the 1999 budget regarding additional places for people with learning disabilities; where the new places were created; the agencies by which the new places were created; and the total cost of the new places. [25694/99]
I was pleased to be able to allocate additional revenue funding of £12 million in 1999, with a full year cost of £18 million in 2000, for the development of services to persons with an intellectual disability. In addition to the new residential, respite and day services, this funding has also enabled the health related support services for children with autism to be enhanced, the programme to transfer persons with an intellectual disability from psychiatric hospitals and other inappropriate placements to be continued, and additional specialist and other support services to be provided. This funding was in addition to the £6 million already allocated to the services in 1999 to meet identified needs in existing services.
The eight regional health boards were notified of the additional funding for new services in their determination of health expenditure for 1999 which issued from my Department in December 1998. The details of the precise services to be put in place in the health board regions were agreed with the regional intellectual disability co-ordinating committees in line with the priority needs which have been identified for the health board regions.
Details of the proposed number of new places and their locations are included in the following table. My Department has now requested confirmation from the boards as to the exact number of places which have been put in place this year. They have also been asked to give details of the agencies providing these services and their location. I will forward this information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
The Deputy will be aware that a major element of the additional funding made available to my Department in the budget for 2000 relates to the capital and revenue investment necessary to accelerate the process of putting in place the new services required to meet the identified needs of this population group.
|
Board |
Residential1999-2000 |
Funding |
Places |
Funding |
Places |
Respite1999-2000 |
Funding |
Places |
Funding |
Places |
Day1999-2000 |
Funding |
Places |
Funding |
Places |
Total1999-2000 |
Funding |
Places |
Funding |
Places |
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|
1999 |
Full Year (2000) |
1999 |
Full Year (2000) |
1999 |
Full Year (2000) |
1999 |
Full Year (2000) |
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|
EHB |
1.875 |
75 |
2.650 |
106 |
0.700 |
28 |
0.700 |
28 |
0.660 |
66 |
0.660 |
66 |
3.235 |
169 |
4.010 |
200 |
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|
MHB |
0.380 |
15 |
0.625 |
25 |
0.150 |
6 |
0.150 |
6 |
0.150 |
15 |
0.150 |
15 |
0.680 |
36 |
0.925 |
46 |
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|
MWHB |
0.478 |
19 |
0.700 |
28 |
0.175 |
7 |
0.175 |
7 |
0.170 |
17 |
0.170 |
17 |
0.823 |
43 |
1.045 |
52 |
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|
NEHB |
0.478 |
19 |
0.700 |
28 |
0.175 |
7 |
0.175 |
7 |
0.170 |
17 |
0.170 |
17 |
0.823 |
43 |
1.045 |
52 |
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|
NWHB |
0.375 |
15 |
0.575 |
23 |
0.125 |
5 |
0.125 |
5 |
0.140 |
14 |
0.140 |
14 |
0.640 |
34 |
0.840 |
42 |
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|
SEHB |
0.644 |
26 |
0.925 |
37 |
0.225 |
9 |
0.225 |
9 |
0.240 |
24 |
0.240 |
24 |
1.109 |
59 |
1.390 |
70 |
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|
SHB |
0.640 |
26 |
0.925 |
37 |
0.225 |
9 |
0.225 |
9 |
0.240 |
24 |
0.240 |
24 |
1.105 |
59 |
1.390 |
70 |
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|
WHB |
0.630 |
25 |
0.900 |
36 |
0.225 |
9 |
0.225 |
9 |
0.230 |
23 |
0.230 |
23 |
1.085 |
57 |
1.355 |
68 |
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|
Total |
5.500 |
220 |
8.000 |
320 |
2.000 |
80 |
2.000 |
80 |
2.000 |
200 |
2.000 |
200 |
9.500 |
500 |
12.000 |
600 |
