I propose to take Questions Nos. 644, 645, 650, 658, 661, 666, 667, 672, 677, 702 and 789 together.
In December 2021, I announced a once off allocation of €10million for palliative and end-of-life services. Of the €10 million, €3 million will be equally distributed to progress the development of hospices in Drogheda, Cavan and the Midlands which are currently in the planning stages. An allocation of €1 million for each of these hospice developments will contribute towards planning and development costs. This funding has been approved by the Department of Health. The HSE National Lead for Palliative Care and the respective CHO Heads of Primary Care are fully engaged with the voluntary organisations involved in the three projects and they are working in partnership to progress each of the units.