David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 4 March 2008, the reason the three reports on the National Disability Strategy have not been published; if he will publish same without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21070/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 138 of 4 March 2008 which indicated that the National Disability Strategy Stakeholder Monitoring Group — comprising representatives of stakeholder groups, senior officials of the relevant Government Departments and the National Disability Authority — received a third report on the National Disability Strategy by senior officials in January 2008. The reports provided to date were presented to the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and Mental Health and to the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion. The three reports to date were not prepared on the basis that they would be published.

I might add that the social partnership agreement Towards 2016 contains a commitment to publish a strategic document on the National Disability Strategy which will outline the vision, mission and strategic objectives under the Strategy. The preparation of this document is currently underway.