Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1520.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has conducted a policy review of home support, in line with Action A5.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35731/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Home support services are provided to both children and adults with a wide range of disabilities from physical and sensory disabilities to intellectual disabilities and autism. The home support service for children with disabilities assists the child with various activities and supports the parent/family. Over 3 million home support hours are delivered to almost 7,200 people annually.

The Department of Health is progressing a regulatory framework for home support providers across both older persons and disability services, with the aim of ensuring that all service users are provided with high quality care.

My Department has been coordinating with the Department of Health on the home support regulations with a view to ensuring that the regulations are fit for purpose for disability home support services funded by my Department.