Mr. Bernard O'Regan:

In support of what Dr. MacLellan has said, the project lead is being recruited this week and the work on mapping will progress.

Some background work has already commenced to begin to identify locations with a view to working up a plan for engaging with people. In the way the Senator has described it, there are a couple of components to what needs to happen. One is about identifying where people are. The second is about a process of engaging to determine their wills and preferences. There are also aspects such as identifying their support needs, how best these can be met and what needs to be put in place in order to ensure that those individuals are supported into a home of their own, that they are able to make that move confidently and the supports they need are available to them to ensure a positive and enduring transition. That work, as Dr. MacLellan said, has already commenced and we will be looking to progress it as quickly as we can. In the meantime, it is important to acknowledge that as the learning is coming through to us from the work we are doing with the 18 individuals, we will be reflecting that in submissions for the Estimates process as it progresses over the coming months.