Ms R?ona Morris:

I completely agree on the importance of disability housing not being in one area and of it being integrated within communities. As Dr. Begley was saying, it is really important that the housing strategy is driving housing delivery. Without the publication of the implementation plan, which was due last June, the implementation and monitoring structures are not in place. The housing and disability steering groups are crucial. In the context of membership, in some cases there is a need to have sufficiently senior, empowered people from the Departments with responsibility for health and housing, the local authorities, the HSE, as well as people with disabilities and housing providers, working together. It is important that all of them in every local authority are properly equipped to monitor the local plans.