Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I share the Deputy's concerns but it will happen. According to my information, as of yesterday, this plan will be published in the coming weeks. In my diary that is before Christmas.

Of course we have to be very careful about ensuring we have a plan and strategy particularly for people in these situations. The main premise underpinning all rehabilitation service delivery is the model of care.

We need a person-centred approach to patient care, the development of appropriately resourced interdisciplinary teams, outpatient and community based specialist rehabilitation teams across the country, case management of patients, and management of clinical rehabilitation networks. That is the model of care, but we must also include the implementation aspect. That is centred around the development of local implementation teams, the development and enhancement of neuro-rehabilitation services at each level of the network, the configuration of services into a managed clinical rehabilitation network and governance structures, including all leadership and accountability aspects. This is an issue we have to push and I expect to have further details in a matter of weeks.

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