Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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357. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that is available through the service reform fund; if there are priority locations for this funding; the measures this funding can support; and the details of the mechanism for applying for this funding. [15053/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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In 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic), the Department of Health (DoH), the Health Service Executive (HSE) Social Care and Mental Health Directorates and Genio on the establishment and operation of the Service Reform Fund (SRF).

The SRF will support the implementation of reforms in the Disability and Mental Health Services by providing funding to meet the costs of migration to a person-centred model of services and supports.

The SRF represents a total combined investment of €45m by the funding partners from 2015 to 2017 of which Atlantic will invest €15m and the DoH/HSE €30m. The HSE is the fiscal agent in respect of the SRF and all payments from the fund will be in line with the MoU and comply with the governance and accountability requirements.

Ten large congregated settings have been identified as the focal point in terms of transition to community living under the disability programme of the SRF.

As the HSE is the fiscal agent for the SRF, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in respect of the funding for the 10 priority sites and to outline details of the mechanisms for applying for this funding.