Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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1746. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider requesting additional funding for personal assistant services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE provides a range of assisted living services, including Personal Assistance (PA) and Home Support services to support individuals to live independent lives.  Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in disability services, and the Government has ensured that an additional €105 million is being provided for new disability measures this year under Budget 2022. These measures will include 120,000 additional hours of Personal Assistance supports and 30,000 additional hours of Home Support to expand and enhance supports for people to live self-directed lives in their own communities.

The 2022 National Service Plan outlines the HSE’s commitment to deliver 1.7m hours of Personal Assistance hours to 2,587 people and 3.12m hours of Home Support to 7,326 people.