Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2025
699. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of total expenditure on disability services in each of the past five years (details supplied), in tabular form. [32155/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HSE is limited in its ability to disaggregate the Disability Services budget into specific service areas due to system and structure constraints. Due to this it is not possible to determine the exact cost of each category of service, but it can be estimated.
Using the % breakdown supplied by the HSE, the estimated split of the total annual allocation by service area, provided by the HSE, is set out in the Table below. Due to data constraints, these figures are to be taken as broadly indicative.
|
Service Areas€m |
% of allocation |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Residential Services |
58% |
1,178 |
1,284 |
1,363 |
1,507 |
1,665 |
1,856 |
|
Day Services |
25% |
500 |
545 |
578 |
640 |
706 |
788 |
|
Respite Services |
4% |
85 |
93 |
99 |
109 |
120 |
134 |
|
Personal Assistance and home Support Services |
5% |
93 |
101 |
107 |
119 |
131 |
146 |
|
Multi-disciplinary Supports & Services |
6% |
124 |
135 |
143 |
158 |
175 |
195 |
|
Community Supports & Services |
2% |
49 |
54 |
57 |
63 |
70 |
78 |
|
Total |
100% |
2,029 |
2,211 |
2,347 |
2,596 |
2,868 |
3,197 |
While assistive technologies in general cannot be separated from core funding, €2.5m was specifically allocated to fund domestic Digital Assistive Technologies for 2024-2029. The Department also funds the Cooperative Real Engagement for Assistive Technology Enhancement (CREATE) initiative which saw funding in Budget 2022 (€2m) and Budget 2024 (€750,000). Budget 2025 saw €1.1m allocated for CREATE III which will commence in the coming months.
Disability capital expenditure and annual allocations / budget for the same period is detailed below.
|
Year of Expenditure |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Disability Capital Expenditure |
9.6mm |
7.3m |
5.2m |
15.3m |
23m |
|
|
Disability Capital Allocation |
16m |
20m |
12.6m |
21.3m |
23m |
27m |
Please note that specialist disability services transferred from the Department of Health to the Department of Children, Disability and Equality in 2023.
