Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
2096. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated for emergency residential places in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively, by capital and resource funding and CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36535/21]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, an additional €100 million was provided in the 2021 Budget for new disability developments, reflecting the strength of the Government’s commitment in this area. This investment includes provision for increasing capacity within residential services in a planned way, continuing to respond to the need for crisis residential placements and bringing more intensive support packages on stream this year. It will also support people with a disability to move out of congregated settings into residential settings in the community in line with key Programme for Government commitments.
The funding allocated for the provision of emergency placements of people with a disability in residential care in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively is set out in the Table hereunder. For the sake of completeness, I have also included information in relation to planned residential places provided in 2021, given the focus on building residential capacity in a planned way in the National Service Plan 2021.
|
National Service Plan (Year) |
Level of Investment€m |
Full Year Cost €m |
No of Emergency Places |
No of Planned Places |
Total Planned and Emergency Places |
|
2019 |
15 |
15 |
90 |
0 |
90 |
|
2020 |
9 |
14 |
64 |
0 |
64 |
|
2021 |
15 |
20.5 |
44 |
58 |
102 |
