Written answers
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Department of Health and Children
Services for People with Disabilities
9:00 pm
Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will issue a comprehensive information leaflet for parents of children with special needs in the age group of up to five years in order that these parents will know the way, when and where to access the appropriate services, the service providers, the level of service to expect, and their entitlements to support from these service providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15546/08]
Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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On June 1 2007, Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 was commenced for children under 5 years of age. Under Part 2 of this Act, children with disabilities have a right to:
an independent assessment of their health and educational needs arising from their disability
an assessment report
a statement of the services they will receive
make a complaint if they are not happy with any part of the process
The HSE produced an information leaflet for parents, which is available from GPs, pharmacies, hospitals and Local Health Offices. The leaflet is also available on the HSE website at
http://www.hse.ie/eng/Find
Further relevant information is also available on the HSE website at
http://www.hse.ie/eng/Find
or directly from Local Health Offices. In addition, the National Disability Authority published a leaflet entitled "New Disability Plans: What they mean for you and your family", which was distributed to all households in the country. This is also available on the NDA website, http://www.nda.ie.
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the concerns regarding respite care for a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [15547/08]
Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
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