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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: ..., because this is about the national housing strategy for transition from congregated settings, a disabled citizen needs supports and a care package. As the witnesses are aware, there is a crisis in trying to get carers to carry out that work. Specifically on that, why does the HSE vary across CHOs? Some CHOs accept a brokerage model for the provision of carer hours. Some of them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...we were very lucky on Monday when we had the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, in Carlow to open what is the dementia café called The Cabin Café. It really is a very supportive café for families and carers and this is part of all the networking mentioned through the HSE and local authorities which aims to make sure everybody is working together. It was a really successful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...case. We heard earlier that someone living at home with an elderly parent or other family members knows that their living arrangement will need to change in time, whether because the parent or carer dies or whatever the case might be. At the moment, people must apply for HAP. Members go through the process of getting that person on the list and there are various little things we have to...