Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 March 2017
Public Accounts Committee
Correction of Record of Meeting of 2 February 2016
9:00 am
Mr. Tony O'Brien:
It states:
[Redaction] H14 convened a professionals meeting which took place on 22ndFebruary 2001 and which was attended by a range of professionals including the previous [redaction] H6 who would have been involved in decision making around SU1 in 1996. The [redaction] of the ID1 Day Services also attended. The minutes of the professionals meeting noted that the former [redaction] H6 stated with regard to the previous case conference held on 24ndOctober 1996, she advised that:"...Previous allegations were dealt with and cannot now be resurrected as grounds to justify any decisions made in relation to planning for (SU1's) long term care. (SU1's) present circumstances and long term best interests need to be assessed independently."The professionals meeting also heard reports from the [redaction] Day Services re SU1 around her frequent absences for long periods in her early days and her regression when she returned from periods away from Day Services. The [redaction] also reported that the [redaction] never availed of respite care and SU1 had never been sent on the annual holiday arranged by the Day Service. A profile was also provided of the [redaction] including their age and Mr. [redaction] illness. The recommendations of that meeting are as follows:
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