Written answers
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Department of Health
Services for People with Disabilities
9:00 pm
Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for continuing therapeutic intervention for children with disabilities after the age of 6 years, which is the cut-off age for the early intervention programme. [2749/12]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Services have been developed by individual service providers or former Health Boards over time and reflect the individual experience and expertise of providers in meeting local needs. This has led to variations in the way services are configured and, in relation to the provision of therapy supports for children and young people with disabilities, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has recognised the need to enhance the level of consistency and standardisation in the way both early intervention services and services for school-aged children with disabilities are delivered. The reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to geographic based teams for children and young people with disabilities has been identified as a priority and is a 'Key Result Area' in the Executive's National Service Plan 2012. National, regional and local level structures are being put in place to progress this initiative, which will have a positive impact on the provision of appropriate clinical services and supports to all children with disabilities, including those aged 6 years and over.
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