Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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604. To ask the Minister for Health the use to which the contingency of €36 million in his Department is being applied. [18146/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Within the total funding available to the HSE in 2017 a sum of €36.5m is being held by my Department in respect of specific service initiatives. This funding will be released to the HSE on approval of implementation plans and commencement of specific developments. Funding is being held to support the following:

- Primary Care - €18.5m for service developments including reduced prescription charges for >70s

- Mental Health - €15m to initiate new developments in 2017 with a recurring full year value of up to €35m

- Social Inclusion - €3m to invest in services relating to addiction.