Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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657. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 21 June 2016, to reply in particular concerning persons with intellectual disabilities who are living at home (details supplied); and the services available to persons with intellectual disabilities who reside at home and where adequate care can no longer be provided, perhaps due to age or the death of a parent. [22533/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I understand that the Deputy is asking about day services for people with disabilities who wish to continue to reside at home. If this is not the case and the Deputy has a specific instance in mind he is welcome to contact my Private Office with details and I will arrange for the matter to be followed up with the HSE.

The HSE currently provides a range of day services for around 22,000 people with disabilities, and a range of other day supports including assisted living services, in-home support and respite services.

HSE-funded day service provision for adults with disabilities is undergoing a transformation from group programmes delivered mainly in segregated settings to a day service underpinned by principles of person-centredness, community inclusion, active citizenship and high quality service provision, as outlined in New Directions - the report of the National Working Group for the Review of HSE-funded Adult Day Services. New Directionsrecommends that day services should take the form of individualised and personally chosen outcome-focused supports, underpinned by good governance, quality assurance, monitoring and service-provider guidelines.

Each Local Health Office area in the HSE has a dedicated Disability Manager to coordinate the delivery of services to people with disabilities and it is open to individuals and their families to pursue the question of access to appropriate day supports and services with the Disability Manager for their area.