2985. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of HSE capital funding spent since 2020 on disability residential properties that are privately owned or leased; the number of such properties and residents concerned; and the figures, by HSE Health Region and provider. [58190/26]

This Department provides funding to the HSE to deliver specialist disability services either directly or via Section 38 and Section 39 voluntary sector organisations.

While the Department sets the strategy, policy direction and the overall budget allocation for the disability sector, funding allocations to individual service providers is an operational matter for the HSE as the funding authority.

As this question refers to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly.