Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Business of Special Committee

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There were two different rounds to this. The first covered restart grants for disability services. Each disability service was encouraged to submit a business case to the HSE and funding was then to be released to help with restart issues, such as Perspex screens, social distancing measures, etc. I am more than happy to get the Deputy a detailed note as to what amount was drawn down from that.

In addition, in recent days I sanctioned an additional €10 million for disability services through the winter. The winter plan considered community care, social care and acute care. I wanted to ensure the disability services had ring-fenced funding that went directly to the providers. If the Deputy would like, I am happy to get her a detailed note on exactly how that is to be distributed.

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