Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

2095. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional therapeutic staff under the newly established Children’s Disability Network model that have been resourced to date in 2021 as per the National Service Plan. [36531/21]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

2096. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated for emergency residential places in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively, by capital and resource funding and CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36535/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy may be aware, an additional €100 million was provided in the 2021 Budget for new disability developments, reflecting the strength of the Government’s commitment in this area. This investment includes provision for increasing capacity within residential services in a planned way, continuing to respond to the need for crisis residential placements and bringing more intensive support packages on stream this year. It will also support people with a disability to move out of congregated settings into residential settings in the community in line with key Programme for Government commitments.

The funding allocated for the provision of emergency placements of people with a disability in residential care in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively is set out in the Table hereunder.For the sake of completeness, I have also included information in relation to planned residential places provided in 2021, given the focus on building residential capacity in a planned way in the National Service Plan 2021.