Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2015
401. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the funding he provided and the Health Service Executive provided to the Order of St. John of God for the running of St. Raphael's in Celbridge in County Kildare, for each of the years since 2008, in tabular form. [40333/15]
View answer402. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how funding from his Department and from the Health Service Executive is allocated to St. Raphael's in Celbridge in County Kildare by the number of on-site day service clients, off-site day service clients, residential clients, support or residential services to clients in off-site residential care, transport services, and other services provided on-site or off-site from St. Raphael's. [40334/15]
View answer403. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans or proposals his Department and-or the Health Service Executive have with the Order of St. John of God or with other service providers or interested parties for the development of St. Raphael's in Celbridge in County Kildare, including proposals for the development of the site, the provision of on-site day services, the provision of on-site residential care for existing residential clients and future clients in need of residential care and on-site workshop, training, occupational therapy and educational services. [40335/15]
View answer404. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the proposals or plans his Department and-or the Health Service Executive have with the Order of St. John of God or with the service providers or interested parties for the relocation of existing services and residential care provided to clients at St. Raphael's in Celbridge, in County Kildare to other off-site locations; and the details of those proposals. [40336/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 401 to 404, inclusive, together.
The Government is committed to protecting frontline health and personal social services needs for people with disabilities. The Government currently provides funding of approximately €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015.
In 2015, the HSE is seeking to maximise the provision of services within available resources and to maintaining a consistent level to that provided in 2014, by providing the following specialist disability services:
-residential services to around 9,000 people with a disability;
-day services to over 22,000 people with intellectual and physical disabilities;
-respite residential support of 190,000 overnights for people with intellectual and physical disabilities;
-3.9 million hours of Personal Assistant / Home Support Hours.
Additional funding of €6 million has been allocated in the HSE National Service Plan in 2015 to provide day places for an estimated 1,400 young people finishing school and rehabilitative (life-skills) training. €4m in additional funding has also been allocated in the Plan to deliver an increase in the services for children with disabilities and reduce waiting lists under the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People (0-18s) Programme.
As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.
