David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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191. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding excluding funding for existing levels of service as in pay, demographics and carryover measures for funding the Disability Capacity Review in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50646/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Health published the Disability Capacity Review in July 2021. This report set out the capacity requirements for health-funded disability services for the period up to 2032. In order to drive the process of implementing the recommendations of the Capacity Review, a Working Group was set up to develop an Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025. This Group has now completed its work and the draft Action Plan is currently being finalised for approval.

In recent years, significant resources have been invested by the health sector in disability services. This year, the overall Budget for disability services in 2023 will be €2.4 billion, including a significant level of funding for specialist disability services. Building on the previous year, this is an unprecedented level of funding for Disability services. It follows substantial increases in the budget in 2021 and 2022; and reflects this Government’s commitment to strengthening the funding provided for the disability sector and working to act to address the shortfalls identified in the Disability Capacity Review.

The following increased funding has been provided for 2023:

A significant fund of up to €100m has been allocated this year to support community based voluntary organisations who are such an essential pillar in the provision of Health services across country. This fund is being made available in recognition of the challenges being faced by the sector in delivering and maintaining key health and social care services against a backdrop of increased inflationary pressures affecting energy, heating and related costs. These organisations are funded through the HSE to deliver a range of health and social care services on behalf of the HSE to communities around Ireland. This includes residential, day and ancillary services for people with a disability, older people, mental health services, palliative care services, addiction services and other health and social care services provided in the community. Details of the fund including its administration are being finalised.

The HSE, in preparing its National Service Plan, will examine how services, including relevant KPIs, can be progressed in 2023 within the overall increased envelope of funding for disability services.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the additional funding excluding funding for existing levels of service as in pay, demographics and carryover measures for funding Sharing the Vision in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50647/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The total allocation for mental health services in 2023 is over €1.2 billion, which is another record budget for mental health services. This significant investment will enable implementation of many of the short and medium-term measures in our national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision. It will enhance the provision of mental health supports across a broad continuum from mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention, to acute and specialist mental health service delivery. The funding will enable us to continue to deliver our vital services to as many people as possible, as we move into 2023.

As occurs each year following the Budget, discussions will now take place with the HSE on details relating to specific service initiatives in the context of finalising the HSE Service Plan 2023, including that for Mental Health.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff funded in Budget 2023 excluding from previously-funded posts and staff not yet delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50648/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 has secured funding for the healthcare workforce to grow by six thousand whole-time equivalents in 2023.

There is a global shortage of healthcare workers and due to this supply constraint, the maximum growth achievable in 2023 has been estimated at six thousand whole-time equivalents. This is in addition to the recruitment needed to address attrition and retirements which is estimated to be up to 9,000 posts each year.

Despite the record-breaking workforce growth achieved since 2019, there will be funded but unfilled posts at the end of 2022 due to supply constraints. Funding for an additional six thousand posts has been secured again in 2023 to fund the continued expansion of the workforce.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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194. To ask the Minister for Health the core additional spend for new measures excluding one-off measures for emergency department hospital services in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50649/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with the requested information.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Health the core additional spend for new measures excluding one-off measures for the National Ambulance Service in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50650/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 will provide investment of €23.4 billion in Health and Social Care Services, the highest allocation in the history of the state.

The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which will set out the type and volume of new measures to be provided by the National Ambulance Services.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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196. To ask the Minister for Health the core additional spend for new measures excluding one-off measures for primary health care services in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50651/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The additional Core allocation to the Health Vote in Budget 2023 for New Service Developments for community healthcare services was €70.5 million. Of this, €8.8 million was provided to Primary Care Services in additional New Service Development Funding.

The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which will set out the type and volume of new measures for primary care services to be provided.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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197. To ask the Minister for Health the core additional spend for new measures excluding one-off measures for community healthcare services in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50652/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Within Estimates 2023, additional funding of €75.2m was provided in the Health Vote in Budget 2023 for new community healthcare measures excluding one-off measures. This will facilitate an overall investment of €96.8m in the community health care services service areas in 2023.

I have provided a breakdown below of the additional funding allocated in 2023 to these developments by HSE service area.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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198. To ask the Minister for Health the core additional spend for new measures excluding one-off measures for acute hospital services in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50653/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 will provide investment of €23.4 billion in Health and Social Care Services, the highest allocation in the history of the state.

The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which will set out the type and volume of new measures for acute hospital services to be provided.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional acute inpatient beds funded in Budget 2023, excluding beds previously-funded and not yet delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50654/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 will provide investment of €23.4 billion in Health and Social Care Services, the highest allocation in the history of the state.

The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval, which will set out the type and volume of services, and the number of additional acute inpatient beds to be provided.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional critical care beds funded in Budget 2023, excluding beds previously-funded and not yet delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50655/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 will provide investment of €23.4 billion in Health and Social Care Services, the highest allocation in the history of the state.

The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval, which will set out the type and volume of new measures to be provided for critical care services.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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201. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of additional mental health beds funded in budget 2023, excluding beds previously funded and not yet delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The total allocation for mental health services in 2023 is over €1.2 billion, which is another record budget for mental health services. This significant investment will enable implementation of many of the short and medium-term measures in our national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision. It will enhance the provision of mental health supports across a broad continuum from mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention, to acute and specialist mental health service delivery. The funding will enable us to continue to deliver our vital services to as many people as possible, as we move into 2023.

As occurs each year following the Budget, discussions will now take place with the HSE on details relating to specific service initiatives in the context of preparing the HSE Service Plan 2023, including that for Mental Health.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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202. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional community beds funded in Budget 2023, excluding beds previously-funded and not yet delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50657/22]

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

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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203. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a line-item breakdown, beyond the summary of measures, of the €254.4 million in new measures funding allocated to his Department, detailing the cost estimate and implementation timelines for each measure to which new measures funding was allocated in Budget 2023, in tabular form. [50658/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The additional Core allocation to the Health Vote in Budget 2023 was €1,150m, comprising €896m to maintain Existing Levels of Service (ELS), and €254m for New Service Developments. Of the €254m allocated to New Service Developments, €240m relates to the Health Service Executive, and €14m relates to the Department of Health and other (non-HSE) agencies. Along with my response to the Deputy’s question, I have provided a separate breakdown of the additional funding allocated to these developments in 2023.