John Lahart
Question:1820. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to individual communities' (details supplied) under the healthy communities' programme. [40622/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme is led by Healthy Ireland in the Department of Health, in partnership with cross-sectoral, national and local stakeholders. The primary drivers of the programme are the HSE and the relevant Local Authorities.
SHCP identified specific areas in which high risk factors to the health and well-being of the population are particularly prevalent due to deprivation, with a view to implementing targeted initiatives to tackle these challenges from within these communities. This is being achieved through partnership with a range of stakeholders and through the provision of dedicated services to build sustainable improvements in the health and well-being of those of all ages living in these communities through focusing on the wider determinants of health.
The criteria for the selection of areas for inclusion in the programme is based on the following:
- The Pobal Haase-Pratschke deprivation index relative score applied to Electoral District and on a Small Area basis with scores above -10; and
- Alignment with existing Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) Lot areas
Recurring funding of €11m is being provided to the HSE to support health and well-being interventions using an area-based approach to target health inequalities in the selected areas. These health-specific interventions are targeting smoking, social prescribing, parenting, the “healthy food made easy programme” and the"making every contact count" programme. Recruitment is also underway for 19 Community Food and Nutrition Officers who will work with families within each community to empower and educate them around healthy eating and nutrition.
In terms of funding of the programme via the Local Authorities, there are 14 Local Authorities in which the 19 communities are situated. The figures in the table below outline the funding from the Department to each of the 19 areas to date. To note the figures in the table do not include the funding to the HSE mentioned above.
Sláintecare Healthy Communities Funding to 19 SHC areas to date 20.07.22
|
SHC Area |
Enhancement Fund |
Core Funding |
Total |
|
DCC-Ballymun |
250,000 |
123,219 |
373,219 |
|
DCC-Kilmore and Priorswood |
250,000 |
110,348 |
360,348 |
|
DCC-Cherry Orchard |
250,000 |
129,479 |
379,479 |
|
DCC-Finglas and Cabra |
250,000 |
129,479 |
379,479 |
|
Westmeath-Athlone and Mullingar |
250,000 |
152,517 |
402,517 |
|
Longford Town |
250,000 |
124,612 |
374,612 |
|
Donegal Gaeltacht and Inishowen |
500,000 |
252,177 |
752,177 |
|
Cavan Town and County |
250,000 |
114,957 |
364,957 |
|
Tipperary-Clonmel |
250,000 |
131,546 |
381,546 |
|
South Dublin-Clondalkin |
250,000 |
105,000 |
355,000 |
|
South Dublin-Tallaght |
250,000 |
118,449 |
368,449 |
|
Wexford town and Enniscorthy |
250,000 |
111,785 |
361,785 |
|
Waterford City |
250,000 |
135,610 |
385,610 |
|
Wicklow-Bray |
250,000 |
105,000 |
355,000 |
|
Cork-North Cork City |
250,000 |
142,955 |
392,955 |
|
Mayo -West Mayo |
250,000 |
120,351 |
370,351 |
|
Limerick City |
250,000 |
140,955 |
390,955 |
|
Kildare-Athy |
250,000 |
130,864 |
380,864 |
|
Total |
4,750,000 |
2,379,303 |
7,129,303 |