Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2021
688. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the way the remaining €7 million announced in Budget 2022 under additional resources for current expenditure which is not covered in the table of selected measures will be allocated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57515/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraDear Deputy. We understand the that €7m referred to in your question is arrived at by subtracting the €304m in the which is the total of selected measures in the table shown on page 113 of the budget expenditure book from the table D. Reconciliation of 2022 Expenditure Ceiling on page 114 which shows €311m as the amount for 'Allocation of Additional Resources'
In fact, the finalised correct figure for new measures for 2022 is €318m
The table below shows the makeup of the areas to which new measures are allocated for 2022
|
Area |
Allocation |
|
Womens Health |
31 |
|
National Strategies |
30 |
|
Capacity |
10 |
|
New Drugs |
30 |
|
Disabilities* |
51 |
|
Mental Health** |
23 |
|
Older People*** |
28 |
|
National Drugs Strategy/ Homelessness Health Measures |
6 |
|
Healthy Ireland/SláinteCare Integration Fund- health promotion and other pilot innovation programmes across the Health System. |
6 |
|
Affordability Measures**** |
43 |
|
Workforce Measures |
22 |
|
Governance, capacity planning and reform within the National Ambulance Service. 8 National Drugs Strategy/ |
8 |
|
Other- Palliative Care, Antimicrobial resistance and infection control measures, Barnahus model for child sexual abuse services |
7 |
|
Winter plan |
22 |
|
Total new measures for 2022 |
318 |
|
* excludes 4m Winter plan funding listed in the 22m designated for PCRS |
|
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** excludes 1m Winter plan funding listed in the 22m designated for mental health |
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***excludes 2m Winter plan funding listed in the 22m designated for Older Persons |
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**** excludes 2m Winter plan funding listed in the 22m designated for PCRS |
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Note- the Winter plan allocations (out of a total of €22m additional funding provided for Winter plan measures in Estimates 2022) should be considered provisional until the HSE has finalised its 2022 NSP |
We have highlighted the discrepancy between the final €318m allocated in Estimates 2022 to new measures and the €311m listed in the Budget Expenditure book to the Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform and they agree that the final figure is €318m.
