Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 October 2014
76. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health with regard to the 1,099 persons on the national disability database in County Louth, if he will provide the number that have a physical disability, intellectual disability or mental health disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39423/14]
View answerThe National Intellectual Disability Database and the National Physical & Sensory Disability Database are managed by the Health Research Board on behalf of the Department of Health. The Databases are sets of information which outline the specialised health services currently used or needed by people with an intellectual or physical & sensory disability. Participation in the databases is voluntary and not every individual in Ireland who has an intellectual or physical & sensory disability is availing of or requiring a specialised disability health and personal social service.
The position at 31st December 2013 was that there were 1,070 individuals registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database and 628 individuals registered on the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database from County Louth.
