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Disability Services Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Questions (665)

David Cullinane

Question:

665. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount of additional funding that will be made available for progressing disability services and promoting disability integration as a result of budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/20]

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In the Programme for Government, we made extensive commitments to improve the lives of people with disabilities and in doing so, we signalled to those with a disability that we are serious about making a difference. In the first budget of this government, I am pleased that we have secured significant additional funding to start delivering on those commitments.

We will be investing an additional €100 million in new initiatives in 2021, bringing the total disabilities budget to around €2.2 billion. The increased level of funding in 2021 will build on initiatives currently underway, as well as introducing new ones.

I will be targeting the new funding at five key areas: children’s services, day services, community supports, residential services, and integration. In addition to the investment outlined in Budget 2021, €20 million is being made available on a once off basis in the current year to support voluntary disability service providers engaged in the Transforming Lives Reform programme. Criteria for disbursement of this funding will be available in due course

I will now ask the HSE, in preparing its National Service Plan, to examine how these key priorities can be progressed in 2021 within the overall increased envelope of funding for disability services

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