Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 October 2023
30. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the funding his Department has made available to provide a pathway to eliminate the practice of accommodating young people with disabilities in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47001/23]
View answerDisability services fall under the remit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. As set out in the Budget 2024 Expenditure Report, the 2024 total gross voted expenditure ceiling for the Vote Group was €7.4 billion.
Compared to the 2023 allocation, this represents an additional €1.4 billion in current expenditure and an extra €12 million in capital expenditure being allocated to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in 2024. The Government decision to allocate this additional funding will allow for the work of the Department to continue to be progressed across its range of functions and programmes, including Early Learning and Childcare, Child Protection, Disability Services and International Protection and the State’s response to the Ukraine crisis. This additional allocation includes €140 million of New Development Measures in 2024.
The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth will be best placed to inform the Deputy of the funding being provided for specific schemes within the overall allocation for that Department.
