Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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628. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with a physical and-or sensory disability in receipt of a personal assistant, PA, service as of 30 June 2017 or the latest date available. [33891/17]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in receipt of home support services, intellectual disability, ID, autism and physical and sensory disability, as of 30 June 2017 or the latest date available. [33892/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 628 and 629 together.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is committed to protecting the level of Personal Assistant and Home Support Services available to people with disabilities. In their 2017 National Service Plan, the HSE expects to deliver 1.4 million Personal Assistant hours to 2,357 adults with a physical and/or sensory disability. This is an increase of 100,000 hours on the 2016 target. With regard to Home Support hours, the HSE's 2017 commitment is to provide 2.75 million hours to people with disabilities, which is an increase of 150,000 hours over the 2016 target.

As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.