Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Health if it is acceptable that the Health Service Executive does not provide occupational therapist support to local authority tenants in Clondalkin and Lucan, County Dublin for the purpose of providing reports for disabled and mobility adaptation grants, while providing such occupational therapist services for local authority tenants in the Dublin 24 area; his views that the Health Service Executive treats local authority tenants differently, depending on the their postcode; if additional resources will be provided to the Health Service Executive in Clondalkin and Lucan to enable it to provide the occupational therapist services that local authority tenants applying for disability and mobility adaptation grants, require. [21819/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

With regard to the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, this is a matter for the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

The Deputy's question concerning the role of Health Service Executive (HSE) Occupational Therapists in the provision of reports to local authorities for the purpose of the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability is a service matter. Therefore I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.