Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2022
779. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the projects that received funding from the Sláintecare Integration Fund; if they were funded afterwards; the number of the 122 projects that continued to be funded through his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23161/22]
View answerThe Sláintecare Integration Fund (SIF) formed part of the Sláintecare Action Plan 2019 which established the building blocks for a significant shift in the way in which health services are delivered in Ireland. Budget 2019 provided €20 million for the establishment of a ring-fenced Sláintecare Integration Fund to support service delivery which focuses on prevention, community care and integration of care across all health and social care settings. The SIF supported 123 HSE and NGO sector projects, to test and evaluate innovative models of care providing a 'proof of concept' with a view to mainstreaming/scaling of successful projects through the annual budget estimates process.
The current status of the 123 SIF projects is as follows; 106 projects are mainstreamed (which means they will receive recurring funding annually), two projects have received once off funding to facilitate reviews by HSE in 2022, two projects were granted a funded extension to facilitate completion of review in 2022 by my Department, and 13 Projects have completed.
An End of Programme Report on the operation of the Sláintecare Integration Fund is being finalised and is expected to be published in the near future.
