David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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676. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €30 million announced in Budget 2022 for national strategies will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping, in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57503/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Dear Deputy, please find below in tabular form, the information requested.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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678. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €30 million announced in Budget 2022 for new drugs will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57505/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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679. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €55 million announced in budget 2022 for disabilities will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping, in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57506/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities and their families through enhancing the quality of services and supports they receive. The Programme for Government sets out an ambitious agenda for the provision of disability services.

Budget 2022 will provide €50m to support existing levels of service as well as new funding of €55m.

The 2022 HSE National Service Plan is being developed. The Plan will set out the type and volume of health and personal social services to be provided by the HSE in 2022, in line with priorities set out by the Minister for Health, and the longer-term transformation agenda for health and social care services in Ireland. The quantum of services to be provided by the HSE is being considered as part of the National Service Planning process. The Service Plan will be finalised in the coming weeks.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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680. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €24 million announced in budget 2022 for mental health will be allocated; if this allocation relates to the reclassification of available historic development funding of €24 million or if these are separate; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping, in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57507/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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681. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €45 million announced in Budget 2022 for affordability will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57508/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The €45 million allocated in the budget for affordability measures is intended to cover a number of initiatives in relation to oral health, the reduction in the threshold for the Drug payment scheme, the expansion of GP care without charges to 6 and 7 year old children and the reduction in hospital charges for children. I am confident that this amount will be sufficient to deliver these initiatives, but their delivery will require discussion with representative bodies in relation to contractual matters, including relevant fees, and for that reason it is not possible to provide a break-down of costs in tabular form at this time.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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682. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €22 million announced in Budget 2022 for workforce measures will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57509/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Dear Deputy, please find below the information requested in tabular form.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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683. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €30 million announced in budget 2022 for older persons will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57510/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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A total of €2.33 billion has been allocated to older persons services in Budget 2022. Areas of priority are dementia support and service provision, home support, the implementation of the recommendations of the Covid-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel and the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021, which enhances accessibility and affordability of the Scheme for more farm and business-owning families.

The funding for new developments is as follows;

The Health Service Executive’s National Service Plan 2022 has not yet been finalised and, as such, the sub-allocation has yet to be formally agreed.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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684. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €8 million announced in budget 2022 for the national ambulance service will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57511/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As part of Budget 2022 the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has been allocated funding of €8.2 million for new developments. Measures identified for support from this funding include:

- provision for staffing increases in line with the recommendations of the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review, which identified deficits in NAS capacity and the need for phased multi-annual investment in manpower;

- increasing capacity within the Hear and Treat service in the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), which advises lower acuity patients of appropriate alternatives to hospital transfer;

- contributing to the implementation of an organisational redesign that will enhance governance and leadership within the NAS.

In regard to the particular sub-allocation tabular details requested by the Deputy in his question I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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685. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €6 million announced in budget 2022 for the national drugs strategy will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57512/21]

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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In ##budget 2022, an additional €6m was provided for new health measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery.

The Department of Health has published a factsheet on the additional funding in Budget 2022 which can be found at www.gov.ie/en/publication/001fc-budget-2022-factsheet/. This includes a summary of the new health measures in tabular format.

The HSE National Service Plan 2022 will provide details on the allocation of the new funding.

I believe this new funding will strengthen the health-led approach to drug and alcohol use as set out in the Programme for Government and support the strategic priorities for 2021-2025 under the national drugs strategy, which I recently announced.

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David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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686. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €7 million announced in budget 2022 for other will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57513/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Dear Deputy

Find below the information requested in tabular form.

The Health Service Executive’s National Service Plan 2022 has not yet been finalised and, as such, the sub-allocation has yet to be formally agreed.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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687. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €6 million announced in Budget 2022 for Healthy Ireland Sláintecare integration fund will be allocated; the sub-allocation to measures within this new measures grouping in tabular form; the amount remaining unallocated; the amount which relates to other new measures funding group commitments; if this is included as a whole or pro-rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57514/21]

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Healthy Ireland gives us a vision of how we as a society can work together to bring about a Healthier Ireland where everyone, can enjoy physical and mental, health and wellbeing, to their full potential.

The Sláintecare Integration Fund was announced in September 2019. Healthy Ireland funding is being provided for the continuation of the programmes (listed below) previously supported by the Slaintecare Integration Fund.

The €6 million the Deputy refers to in the Budget 2022 Expenditure Report under the "Healthy Ireland/SláinteCare Integration Fund- health promotion and other pilot innovation programmes across the Health System." is allocated as follows:

*Note there are a number of projects under each of these two headings.

The allocation table on page 113 of the Budget 2022 Expenditure Report is a rounded figure of €6m, the €5,801,000 tabulated above is the full expenditure allocated to these programmes for 2022 and as such there is no unallocated amount remaining.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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688. To ask the Minister for Health the way the remaining €7 million announced in Budget 2022 under additional resources for current expenditure which is not covered in the table of selected measures will be allocated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57515/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Dear Deputy. We understand the that €7m referred to in your question is arrived at by subtracting the €304m in the which is the total of selected measures in the table shown on page 113 of the budget expenditure book from the table D. Reconciliation of 2022 Expenditure Ceiling on page 114 which shows €311m as the amount for 'Allocation of Additional Resources'

In fact, the finalised correct figure for new measures for 2022 is €318m

The table below shows the makeup of the areas to which new measures are allocated for 2022

We have highlighted the discrepancy between the final €318m allocated in Estimates 2022 to new measures and the €311m listed in the Budget Expenditure book to the Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform and they agree that the final figure is €318m.