Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to persons with a disability to date in 2018, by CHO in tabular form. [50887/18]

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.

As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new home supports for emergency cases by CHO to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50888/18]

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.

As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that moved on from a congregated setting by CHO to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50890/18]

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.

The Department of Health is also responsible for the development of policy on, and oversight of, the provisions of specialist health and personal social services for people with disability, including the reform programme for health funded specialist disability services.

Transforming Livesis the programme to implement the recommendations of the Value for Money and Policy Review of Disability Services. The Review is a multi-year project which is resulting in very significant changes to the way in which services and supports for people with disabilities are delivered in moving away from institutional models of care and service delivery to community based, person centred, models of service. The implementation of the recommendations in the VFM Review continues to be a priority in the HSE’s National Service Plan for 2018.

The Report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion” proposes a new model of support in the community moving people from Congregated settings to the community in line with Government policy.

The Programme for Partnership Government contains a commitment to continue to move people with disabilities out of congregated settings, to enable them to live independently and to be included in the community. The objective is to reduce this figure by one-third by 2021 and ultimately, to eliminate all congregated settings.

At the end of December 2017, there were less than 2,400 people with a disability living in congregated settings. The HSE has prioritised the transition of 170 people from congregated settings in 2018 under its Service Plan. The HSE has established a subgroup, under the Value for Money Steering Group, which is developing an implementation plan for moving people from institutions that will be rolled out at a regional and local level, in full consultation with residents and their families.

To ensure that the needs of people transitioning from congregated settings are fully taken into account during the process, the model of care for individuals will be based on a person centred plan (PCP). The PCP may change over time in line with an individual’s needs and circumstances and the model of service delivery applicable at a particular time.

As the HSE is responsible for leading out on the recommendations on "Time to Move on from Congregated Settings - A Strategy for Community Inclusion", I have arranged for the specific issues raised in the Deputy's question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in receipt of services (details supplied) by CHO to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50891/18]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of rehabilitation training by CHO to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50892/18]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in receipt of other day services (details supplied) by CHO to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50893/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 to 441, inclusive, together.

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.

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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442. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day-only respite sessions accessed by persons with a disability by CHO to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50894/18]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overnights with or without day respite accessed by persons with a disability to date in 2018, by CHO area in tabular form [50895/18]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability (details supplied) in receipt of respite services to date in 2018, by CHO area in tabular form [50896/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 442 to 444, inclusive, together.

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.

The Programme for Partnership Government states that the Government wishes to provide more accessible respite care to facilitate full support for people with a disability.

As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant service hours delivered to adults with a physical and-or sensory disability to date in 2018, by CHO area in tabular form. [50897/18]

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.

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with a physical and-or sensory disability in receipt of a personal assistant service to date in 2018, by CHO area in tabular form. [50898/18]

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.

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered to persons with a disability to date in 2018, by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50899/18]

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability (details supplied) in receipt of home support services to date in 2018, by CHO area in tabular form [50900/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 448 together.

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.

As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.