Disability Support Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Questions (822, 823, 824)

David Stanton

Question:

822. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 12 March 2014, relating to assessments of need and service statements under the Disability Act 2005, if he will provide figures for the average amount of time taken from receipt of application until an assessment is commenced; the average amount of time taken from commencement of assessment to the completion of an assessment report; the average amount of time taken from the completion of an assessment report to the provision of a service statement in each of the Health Service Executive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/14]

David Stanton

Question:

823. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 12 March 2014, relating to complaints under the Disability Act 2005, if he will provide a breakdown of the reasons for complaints under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/14]

David Stanton

Question:

824. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 207, 208 and 209 of 12 March 2014, relating to assessments of need, service statements and complaints under the Disability Act 2005 if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications for assessments of need; the number of assessments completed and reports issued; the number of service statements issued and the number of complaints received and, of those, the number upheld in the different regions of the Cork area of the Health Service Executive south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19106/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 822 to 824, inclusive, together.

As these questions concerning Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 relate to detailed operational matters, my Department has asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to the Deputy on the matters raised.