Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2008
299 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding allocated directly to her Department from the Revenue Commissioners by way of appropriation-in-aid as a result of the increase in tobacco taxation in budget 2000 to fund the national cardiovascular strategy in tabular format, on an annual basis, from 2000; the way those funds were allocated annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32341/08]
View answerBetween 2000 and 2005, under section 3 of the Appropriation Act 1999, €167.5m was provided to my Department from moneys collected by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of certain excise duties on tobacco products. From 2005 onwards the funding was provided to the Health Service Executive. Funding from Appropriations In Aid is not specifically ringfenced or allocated to any particular service but contributes to the overall provision of services. The Deputy will be aware that since the launch of the Cardiovascular Strategy in 2000, additional dedicated funding of €60m has been provided as follows:
|
Year |
Funding |
|
€m |
|
|
2000 |
15 |
|
2001 |
19 |
|
2002 |
11 |
|
2003 |
9 |
|
2004 |
3 |
|
2005 |
3 |
In addition, significant baseline funding across a range of sectors including primary and community care, community drug schemes, acute services and rehabilitation was in place prior to the launch of the Cardiovascular Strategy. There has been significant increase in these costs in the intervening period in line with wider trends in each of these sectors.
