Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Voluntary Organisations in the Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Joanne McCarthy:
There is €1.9 billion in the budget for disability services in 2019. Of that €1.9 billion, 90% funds residential respite and day services. It is often respite care that is linked to the day services programme. That allocation is for 30,000 people give or take.