Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 January 2017
213. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 17 January 2017, if he has received a business proposal from the HSE in relation to the designation of part of a campus (details supplied) as an acquired brain injury unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3349/17]
View answerFurther to my reply to the Deputy to Parliamentary Question 1140 of 17th January last, responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services rests with the Health Service Executive (HSE), under the Health Act 2004.
As part of their National Service Plan for 2017, the HSE intends to finalise and progress implementation of the framework for the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy in 2017. This will be led by a National Steering Group, which is chaired by the Head of the HSE's Disability Reform Team.
I understand that the HSE are aware of the proposal for an acquired brain injury step-down unit in Longford. However, the HSE is obliged to consider proposals for specialised residential services for people with acquired brain injury, including the proposal referenced by the Deputy, in the broader context of the finalisation of the implementation framework for the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy.
