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Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I take the Deputy's point and also the point about the data. We have to get to the bottom of that matter and I give a commitment that I will do so. Also, if there are particular needs in the Cork area, I will absolutely deal with them. The reality is that we have been investing in respite care services for the past three years. I will travel to Naas in two weeks' time to open our 12th...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: Nationally, the investment in residential, respite care and home services in the past three years has been amazing, but if there are particular gaps in counties, I will listen to the position on them. At national level, the HSE received funding of €5 million to support the development of respite care services. That funding was subsequently allocated among community health...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I mentioned respite care services. In the context of the budget announced yesterday, in 2020 we will spend approximately €2 billion on social care services. There is a fundamental question to be asked. If there are particular parts of the country - the Deputy is talking about CHO 4 - that are not receiving the relevant services, that is an issue I will examine and monitor closely....

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: That is happening in Dublin. To answer the Deputy's question, the position in CHO 4 has to be looked at and I will do so.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: In May 2016, I had the great honour of being appointed Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues, the first such Minister of State to sit at the Cabinet table. Not only did I consider it an honour but I also viewed it as a challenge. I set myself three goals: to reform, to invest and to put the person with the disability at the centre of our thinking and planning. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Disability Act 2005 provides for an Assessment of Need for people with disabilities. Any child thought to have a disability, born on, or after June 1st, 2002 is eligible to apply for an 'Assessment of Need' that will detail his or her health needs arising from a disability.  Since its commencement in 2007, there have been significant year on year increases in the number of children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: In line with Government policy, the HSE provides Personal Assistant (PA) Services that are person-centred, equitable and transparent to people with a physical and/or sensory disability. People with disabilities are now living longer and living with a range of complex needs. In line with national policy implemented under Transforming Lives, the focus in recent years has been to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: This Government’s on-going priority is the safeguarding of vulnerable people in the care of the health service. We are committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives. As part of its on-going service provision, this year the HSE National Service Plan set a target of over 180,000 overnight and 42,500 day...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government’s priority is to provide access to high quality day services to as many people with disabilities as possible. The HSE currently funds day services for over 27,000 people with disabilities, including day services and Rehabilitative Training Programmes. The HSE’s New Directions policy seeks to reconfigure and personalise HSE funded adult day services and offers a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in disability services over the past number of years. The allocation for disability services will rise to over €2 billion in 2020, compared to the €1.904 billion allocated to the Disability Services Programme in 2019. Decisions in terms of the HSE’s Disability Programme priorities for 2020 will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 175 together. The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. A claim for IP was received from the gentleman in question on 18 July 2019. My department is currently processing his application and his claim will be finalized as quickly as possible and he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 30th April 2019. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 3rd July 2019 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance and outlining the entitlement to seek a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The number of domiciliary care allowance applications received in recent years has been increasing exponentially, and has doubled from 2012 to 2018, from 4,079 to 8,609 applications. Details of the applications received in 2018 and 2019 to date are listed in the following table, together with the outcomes, both at initial decision, on review and on appeal. Some applications would have both...