Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1521.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the personalised budgets pilot evaluation has been completed, in line with Action A6.1 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026; and if he has presented proposals to Government from the learning of the evaluation, in line with Action A6.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35732/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The pilot Personalised Budget Project is open to adults with a disability who are currently in receipt of HSE funded services across a broad spectrum of services, including day services, residential services and respite services. It provides participants with more control in accessing health funded personal social services, giving each participant on the Pilot Personalised Budget Project greater independence and choice in accessing services which best meet their individual needs.

The pilot Personalised Budget Project is currently in its demonstration phase with a final evaluation to be completed in 2024.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1522.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has prepared a working paper on respite provision, in line with Action A7.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35733/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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A working paper on respite provision is being prepared and will be used as a means of informing discussion on the matter. As part of this process, a stakeholder event on respite is due to take place later this month.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1523.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has completed a mapping project to identify individuals with disabilities aged under 65 years inappropriately living in nursing home, in line with Action A9.4 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35734/24]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1524.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has commissioned an evaluation of the intensive support packages, in line with Action A10.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35735/24]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1526.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if HSE chief officers have developed a proposal on temporary therapeutic placements as an alternative response to crisis situation, in line with Action A11.3 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35737/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1523, 1524 and 1526 together.

The Government remains committed to the implementation of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024–2026 as the first phase of the implementation of the Disability Capacity Review, as set out in the Programme for Government. €74m has been allocated in 2024 for new development measures which will provide greater investment across a range of disability services and contribute to the progressive realisation of the Action Plan.

At national level, a Monitoring Group has been set up to review progress with the Action Plan twice-yearly. The Minister of State for Disabilities chairs the Monitoring Group and membership includes representatives from relevant stakeholders such as Disabled Persons’ Organisations, provider umbrella bodies, and the National Disability Authority. The focus of its work will be to review progress including identifying any emerging risks or difficulties, in particular those affecting major items in the Action Plan, or where delivery is well off course. Where appropriate and relevant, the Group may make recommendations on how risks or difficulties can be addressed.

Progress on actions will be presented to the Action Plan Monitoring Group when it meets on September 19th, following which a report detailing progress will be published. It will meet again to review further progress on 2024 actions in early 2025.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1528.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has developed models to support people to remain in their own homes and examined other alternative models of residential support, in line with Action A13.1 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35739/24]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1539.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date on implementing the new national day services database in line with Action A20.7 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35750/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1528 and 1539 together.

The Government remains committed to the implementation of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024–2026 as the first phase of the implementation of the Disability Capacity Review, as set out in the Programme for Government. €74m has been allocated in 2024 for new development measures which will provide greater investment across a range of disability services and contribute to the progressive realisation of the Action Plan.

At national level, a Monitoring Group has been set up to review progress with the Action Plan twice-yearly. The Minister of State for Disabilities chairs the Monitoring Group and membership includes representatives from relevant stakeholders such as Disabled Persons’ Organisations, provider umbrella bodies, and the National Disability Authority. The focus of its work will be to review progress including identifying any emerging risks or difficulties, in particular those affecting major items in the Action Plan, or where delivery is well off course. Where appropriate and relevant, the Group may make recommendations on how risks or difficulties can be addressed.

Progress on actions will be presented to the Action Plan Monitoring Group when it meets on September 19th, following which a report detailing progress (including in relation to the measures which the Deputy has referenced in her questions) will be published. The Monitoring Group will meet again to review further progress on 2024 actions in early 2025.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1537.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date on implementing the children's disability network teams information management system, in line with Action A20.5 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35748/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The Government remains committed to the implementation of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024–2026 as the first phase of the implementation of the Disability Capacity Review, as set out in the Programme for Government. €74m has been allocated in 2024 for new development measures which will provide greater investment across a range of disability services and contribute to the progressive realisation of the Action Plan.

At national level, a Monitoring Group has been set up to review progress with the Action Plan twice-yearly. The Minister of State for Disabilities chairs the Monitoring Group and membership includes representatives from relevant stakeholders such as Disabled Persons’ Organisations, provider umbrella bodies, and the National Disability Authority. The focus of its work will be to review progress including identifying any emerging risks or difficulties, in particular those affecting major items in the Action Plan, or where delivery is well off course. Where appropriate and relevant, the Group may make recommendations on how risks or difficulties can be addressed.

Progress on actions will be presented to the Action Plan Monitoring Group when it meets on September 19th, following which a report detailing progress will be published. It will meet again to review further progress on 2024 actions in early 2025.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1538.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date on implementing the new assessment of needs tracking system for children and adults, in line with Action A20.6 of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.[35749/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The Government remains committed to the implementation of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024–2026 as the first phase of the implementation of the Disability Capacity Review, as set out in the Programme for Government. €74m has been allocated in 2024 for new development measures which will provide greater investment across a range of disability services and contribute to the progressive realisation of the Action Plan.

At national level, a Monitoring Group has been set up to review progress with the Action Plan twice-yearly. The Minister of State for Disabilities chairs the Monitoring Group and membership includes representatives from relevant stakeholders such as Disabled Persons’ Organisations, provider umbrella bodies, and the National Disability Authority. The focus of its work will be to review progress including identifying any emerging risks or difficulties, in particular those affecting major items in the Action Plan, or where delivery is well off course. Where appropriate and relevant, the Group may make recommendations on how risks or difficulties can be addressed.

Progress on actions will be presented to the Action Plan Monitoring Group when it meets on September 19th, following which a report detailing progress will be published. It will meet again to review further progress on 2024 actions in early 2025.

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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1541.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancies that currently exist within the CDNT teams, by each CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35778/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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1542.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the current occupational therapy vacancy still exists within the Blackberry CDNT in Tipperary, causing at least one patient (details supplied) to wait two and a half years for an appointment; when the HSE expects the position to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35779/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.