Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sure the Minister of State will agree that progress on moving people from congregated settings has been abysmally poor, and there are over 3,000 people living in congregated settings. The 2015 HSE outturn with respect to the congregated settings indicate that only 150 citizens were moved from the setting. At the time of the publication of the HSE annual service plan, the projected outturn was only 112.

The 2016 service plan provides to enable the transition to the community of at least an additional 160 service users. Will the Minister of State confirm in her response the financial resources being provided by the HSE to maximise on the decanting of the setting? What is her vision with respect to the care supports that will be required in the community to ensure that citizens who have traditionally lived in the setting would have an active citizenship in society?

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