Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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185. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the development of an implementation plan for the neuro-rehabilitation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21444/16]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams here; the number of staff and the services as part of these teams; the cost of increasing the number of these teams to include one in each local health office and to provide staffing for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/16]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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208. To ask the Minister for Health to provide for each community health care organisation, the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each in tabular form; the specific medical or health-care posts in each team in each community health care organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/16]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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209. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in each year since 2011 for the implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation policy; the outcomes and improvements in services achieved by this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 185, 187, 208 and 209 together.

The Programme for Partnership Government places a particular focus on a number of key programmes and strategies including the publication of a plan for advancing Neuro-rehabilitation services in the community. Currently a steering group led by the Health Service Executive Social Care Division has drafted an implementation framework for the National Policy and Strategy for Neuro-rehabilitation services, which will guide and oversee the reconfiguration and development of Neuro-rehabilitation structures and services at national and local level. Community-based specialist Neuro-rehabilitation Teams will form part of these developments.

The National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-rehabilitation Services in Ireland Report made a number of recommendations for services with neuro-rehabilitation needs. Following the development of the Neuro rehabilitation Policy and Strategy, the Health Service Executive established the Clinical Programme on Rehabilitation Medicine. The scope of the Rehabilitation Medicine Programme covers the whole of the patient journey from self-management and prevention through primary, secondary and tertiary care and provides a national, strategic and co-ordinated approach to a wide range of clinical services. The Rehabilitation Medicine Programme has almost completed the Model of Care for the provision of specialist rehabilitation services in Ireland, which will be the basis for the delivery of services.

Alongside these developments, the Government announced a major development of the National Rehabilitation Hospital which will deliver a purpose built hospital on the site with 120 beds and include support therapies, paediatric and acquired brain injury wards, a hydrotherapy unit and a sports hall.

As the Deputies' questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the Deputies' questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for detailed replies directly to the Deputies. If the Deputies have not received replies from the HSE within 15 working days, they can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.