Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 June 2022

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion

Mr. Bernard O'Regan:

I absolutely agree on the data issue, including in terms of our accountability. I need that information as well to be able to manage effectively. The management information system is close to rolling out. We will start to do that in the third quarter of this year. It will be completed in 2023. That will be critical when it comes to information.

On section 13 reports, a number up to the period of 2014 were, as it happens, published just yesterday. We have an agreement with the Department to complete and publish all those outstanding reports no later than the end of this year and we are actively working on that now. From there onwards, we will be in full compliance with the requirements of the Act in terms of their provision to the Minister and their publication within six months of the end of a year.