Written answer
Disability Services
The Minister outlined €278 million in disability capital funding to 2030 and said the HSE is developing a multi-annual plan, while managing individual projects.
97. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider introducing multi annual funding arrangements for capital projects undertaken by disability service providers and disability organisations, in order to provide greater funding certainty and enable more effective planning and delivery of essential disability infrastructure. [65122/26]
Comment on this
2026 is the first of a five-year capital investment plan out to 2030, supported by €278 million in funding which I secured through the National Development Plan. The HSE are currently working on drafting a disability specific multi-annual capital plan which will strategically plan for the current and future disability capital needs across the 4 pillars: Specialist Residential Care, Residential Respite, Day Services and Assessment and Multi-disciplinary Teams, as well as Infrastructure Risks and Climate Action out to 2030.
Earlier this year, I announced €43 million in capital investment for much needed disability services in 2026, the first year of the National Development Plan. This represents a substantial increase in investment when compared with capital expenditure of previous years; €27 million in 2025, €23 million in 2024, €15 million in 2023 and €5.2 million in 2022.
The growth over the last number of years, and the capital secured under the National Development Plan demonstrates the Government’s firm commitment to support and expand disability services.
The Department’s Sectoral Capital Plan, published on 27 November 2025, also sets out at a high level the infrastructure development plans for the Specialist Disability Sector across the areas of residential, respite, day services and supports for multi-disciplinary teams.
It is important to note that while the strategy, policy direction and overall allocation for the disability sector is set at Ministerial level, funding allocations and management of individual capital projects is a matter for the HSE, as the funding and governance authority, on behalf of the State.
Service providers and disability organisations should reach out to their local HSE office for next steps on submitting proposals for capital projects and how to access necessary funding.