Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Paul Reid:
I had just started my sentence addressing the Deputy's question. There is €350 million in the access to care fund as part of the national service plan for this year. Some €150 million of that is directed towards the National Treatment Purchase Fund and approximately €200 million is directed towards the HSE. The vast majority of that is geared towards the high numbers on the acute waiting lists but more than 10%, or in excess of €20 million, is focused on community. I do not have the full breakdown because each of the community teams is working with us on the allocation of that across the various community waiting lists. That is a process that we are still involved in but over €20 million will go into community waiting lists.