Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2018
182. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if the almost €50 million which was earmarked for the provision of additional hospital beds and for developments for medical card patients is to be used to deal with overspending in the health service; and the way in which the €50 million was to have been assigned in tabular form. [46457/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department, through the regular performance management process, is working closely with the HSE to manage health system demands through to year end within the funding available.
As part of this ongoing engagement a detailed review of the timelines for new developments for 2018 was undertaken. A number of new initiatives across acute, community and demand led service areas have or are expected to commence later in the year than original planned due to a number of reasons such as recruitment, planning or procurement delays.
As a result of the delayed commencements €50m of once off savings on spend in 2018 have been identified. Less than €2m of this relates to hospital capacity, and is a result of delays to modular builds which are now scheduled to open in Q1 2019 rather than Q4 2018.
|
Service Area |
Amount |
|
Acute Services |
€4.9m |
|
Community Services |
€14.3m |
|
Demand Led Services |
€10.3m |
|
DoH |
€20.5m |
