Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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493. To ask the Minister for Health the sections of the Disability Act 2005 that have not yet been implemented in full; the nature of the provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36844/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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All parts of the Disability Act 2005 have been commenced except for Part 2, relating to the Assessment of Need, which has been partly commenced. Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory system for the assessment of individual health and personal social services needs for persons with a disability. This section of the Act was partly commenced in 2007 and currently all children born on or after 1st June 2002 have been deemed as being eligible to apply for an assessment of need under the Act.

In 2008, the Government decided, in the light of financial circumstances, to defer further implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and the Education for persons with Special Education Needs Act 2004.

Questions in respect of other aspects of the Disability Act 2005 should be referred to my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality in the first instance.