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Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: The HSE provides specialist disability services, including Day Services and Rehabilitative Training, to people with disabilities who require such services, and people with intellectual disabilities would form the majority of service users who are supported by these services. While day service funding does not include transport, some transport supports are provided by the HSE or funded...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: HSE-funded day programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, or complex physical disabilities include a range of centre-based and community-based activities. Access to services is based on an individual’s needs rather than on their diagnosis. The focus is on supporting people to participate in the mainstream activities and in the life of their community, in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1106 and 1107 together. The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030 was published on 3rd September. The design and development of the Strategy was substantially influenced by a wide-ranging national consultation process, extensive engagement with disability stakeholders, and collaboration with government colleagues. The Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: While eligibility criteria for different schemes and supports offered by the state can differ, in broad terms we do not define disability by way of reference to individualised impairments or medicalised diagnoses. The Disability Act 2005 interprets disability as meaning a “substantial restriction in the capacity of the person to carry on a profession, business or occupation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: This Government is committed to the expansion of specialist services for people with disabilities and to support people with disabilities to live meaningful and fulfilling lives, with a person-centred approach across all services provided.  In Budget 2025, €27 million has been allocated for capital projects in disabilities services. This represents a €4 million increase...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for this question. Ensuring that disabled people have their rights protected and promoted on an equal basis to all others is a priority for Government. An important dimension of ensuring this equality is the availability and accessibility of appropriate channels of complaint and redress regarding equal access to infrastructure, services and information. Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding the Decision Support Service (DSS) and decision-making assistance agreements (DMAAs). A DMAA is the lowest tier of decision support provided for under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and can be registered with the DSS appointing a decision-making assistant, who can gather and explain material to the person, and can communicate...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding the Decision Support Service (DSS) and co-decision-making agreements (CDMAs). A CDMA can be registered with the DSS appointing a co-decision-maker, who can jointly make a decision with the relevant person, and also gather and explain material to the relevant person, and communicate the decision on behalf of the relevant person. Please see...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding the Decision Support Service (DSS) and decision-making representation orders (DMROs). A DMRO is the highest level of decision support arrangement provided for under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and enables a decision-making representative appointed by the Court to take decisions on behalf of the relevant person, in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding the Decision Support Service (DSS) and Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs). EPAs are a vital advance planning tool that enable adults to plan ahead for a time when they may have diminished decision-making capacity, ensuring that a person’s wishes are known and respected. Please see below information as requested in tabular form. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Reviews (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding a review of the Decision Support Service (DSS). Ensuring that the needs of both service users and practitioners is met is a priority for my Department. The DSS is responsible for operating many of the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 as amended, including, inter alia, establishing a register of decision support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for this question and for highlighting this important issue. Under the Disability Act 2005 there is a fundamental requirement for goods and services – including facilities and information – provided by a public body, or on their behalf, to be accessible. This core requirement for accessibility is further reinforced by other legislation such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Residential Institutions (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: This Government takes matters in relation to safeguarding very seriously and values and appreciates people coming forward to report safeguarding concerns to the appropriate professional bodies and authorities. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) 2015 Act brought about an end to wardship in the State for adults, by repealing the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 and replacing the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: A personalised budget is an amount of funding allocated to an eligible person with a disability to enable them to make their own arrangements to meet specified support needs. A key strength of the personalised budget model is the enhanced autonomy and flexibility it offers. Individuals’ can select services that are most relevant and meaningful to them, defining the quality, scope, and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Legislative Process (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) applications. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 ('the 2015 Act') provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties, including providing for a new EPA system which enables an individual to plan ahead by appointing someone they trust to act as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.