Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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651. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing 100,000, 200,000 and 500,000 additional personal assistance hours for people with disabilities, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54533/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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664. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing one, two and three additional adult day service centres in each of the nine CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54547/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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665. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first and full year current costs of providing 740 additional adult day service places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54548/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 651, 664 and 665 together.

As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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652. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing one, two and three additional respite centres for people with disabilities in each of the nine CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54534/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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653. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first and full year current costs of providing one, two and three additional respite centres for people with disabilities in each of the nine CHOs, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54535/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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654. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the effect demographic pressures are likely to have on respite services over the next five years and ten years, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54536/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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655. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing 100, 250 and 400 additional intensive support packages for children with disabilities who have high/complex support needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54537/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 652 to 655, inclusive, together.

As these questions refer to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6^thOctober, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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656. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first and full year current costs of providing 100, 250 and 400 additional intensive support packages for children with disabilities who have high/complex support needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54538/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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657. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the effect demographic pressures are likely to have on demand for intensive support packages for children with disabilities who have high/complex support needs over the next five and ten years, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54539/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 and 657 together.

As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6^thOctober, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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658. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of transferring 50, 100 and 200 people with disabilities, under the age of 65 years, out of a nursing home and into an assisted community home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54540/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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659. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first and full year current cost of transferring 50, 100 and 200 people with disabilities, under the age of 65 years, out of a nursing home and into an assisted community home, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54541/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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660. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first and full year current cost of transferring 100, 200 and 300 people with disabilities out of congregated settings and into an assisted community home, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54542/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6^thOctober, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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661. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated capital cost of providing 24, 36 and 48 additional planned residential places, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54544/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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662. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the first and full year current cost of providing 24, 36 and 48 additional planned residential places, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54545/23]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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663. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the effect demographic pressures are likely to have on demand for planned residential places over the next five and ten years respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54546/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 to 663, inclusive, together.

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

As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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666. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staffing posts required to fully staff children’s disability network teams; the number of these posts that have not yet been funded; the staffing costs involved in filling all posts that have not yet been funded; the effect demographic pressures are likely to have on the staffing needs of CDNTs over the next five and ten years, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54549/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6^thOctober, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE provides day services and rehabilitative training for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, or complex physical disabilities. The focus is on supporting people to participate in the mainstream activities and in the life of their community, in line with their wishes and needs.

Day services provided in line with New Directions policy enable people with disabilities to access to a range of supports and activities on a one-to-one basis and in group settings. The level of support will depend on the particular needs and abilities of each individual. Activities vary from centre to centre and depending on the interests of the people who attend each service.

Support to access training and employment is dependent on each individual’s support needs. Programmes and modules may include:

• Social skills
• Independent living
• Work experience
• Work related social skills
• Work related money management
• Time management
• IT skills
• Community information
• Travel training