Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2022
485. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget that was allocated to disability services in the budget in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21963/22]
View answerThe Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. Our determination to improve services and supports for people with disabilities and their families is clear in our Programme for Government, our objective is to put the rights of people with disabilities at the heart of Government policy.
The table below illustrates the Net Current Health budget for each of the years 2018 to 2022. This includes Current HSE, Department of Health, Covid-19 and Supplementary funding. It excludes any element of the Capital budget.
Year on year additional funding has been provided to Disability Services with €115m secured in additional funding in Budget 2022, which will significantly increase the disability services budget to €2.35 billion (€10m of which is one-off Covid funding in 2022).
|
Net Current Health Budget €m |
NSP Disability Services Budget €m |
Disability Services % |
|
|
2018 |
15,013.9 |
1,772.3 |
11.8% |
|
2019 |
16,298.3 |
1,904.4 |
11.7% |
|
2020 |
19,338.2 |
2,049.5 |
10.6% |
|
2021 |
20,652.5 |
2,217.7 |
10.7% |
|
2022 |
20,697.0 |
2,357.4 |
11.4% |
