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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are proposals to deal with the backlog of housing adaptation grant applications at Louth County Council, which have been paused until November 2025 due to a lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposals there are to deal with issues that have arisen following the issuing of Circular 11/2025 in relation to the ability of AHBs, including St. John of God's, to provide for housing for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline plans to improve the feeding, bathing and mobility facilities at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for young children who have disabilities and additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36480/25]

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State spoke about the need for respite housing and disability housing in general. I have spoken to Bernard Gloster, the local authorities and the Minister about this. While they accept there is an issue, nobody has exactly come up with a solution yet. Approved housing bodies such as St. John of God used the capital assistance...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask because the Minister of State might have more clout with the Minister when it comes to getting this dealt with. To return to the issue of assessment of need, I accept what the Minister of State has said in that the focus must be on providing therapies. There is a fear that the Government plans to remove the one right that somebody has, which is for the delivery within six months of...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So that is not going anywhere.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I completely agree that it is not working. Everyone is open to a better way of providing them once the stakeholders have been dealt with, and then we can ensure therapies are provided. No matter what the number is concerning the number of positions unfilled in CDNTs, the answer we got here last week was that even if all those positions were filled we would still not be able to offer what...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. I welcome the promise that there will be no change in the legislative right people have to access an assessment of need. When Bernard Gloster was before the committee, he said that people had a different view about CDNTs. He said that the people who had a better experience of CDNTs had a link worker or a direct contact person, which is the issue. We also heard here last...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I want to know about the introduction of a single door and having more link workers.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes, a direct contact person.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I also add my voice to what was said by Deputy Keogh on Usher syndrome. I recently met representatives of Usher Syndrome Ireland myself. There are obvious, very specific issues that relate to deafblindness and it is something that has to be built into planning. They need a voice and to be provided with a forum for their particular issues to be addressed. Some of them are very obvious, but...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is the figure that remains at the minute but obviously, it is the answer the Minister of State has given there and given previously. We all welcome everything that is being done from the point of view of-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We will use the private sector as much as possible.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get that. I know some of this relates specifically to the HSE but have we any idea of a timeline for the single door scenario? What is the general timeline across Government for school therapies? It will be special schools and then autism units and so on.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is fine. Obviously, we need delivery as soon as possible, along with the piece on assistive technologies. I know DCU are others are looking at it but all of that needs to be done. It goes without saying. Transitions cross multiple Departments and not just with schools. It is about reasonable accommodations for employment and all the rest of it and there is then the huge cost in...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Very quickly, on neurorehabilitation teams-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not need a general one. I am talking about the north east-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need it in the north east. We are missing out on that.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes, 100%, It has got worse. I ask the Minister of State to raise the issue with the Minister.