Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2017
384. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of children who were registered and diagnosed as having a congenital condition causing loss of eyesight as of December 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/17]
View answerThere are no plans for the establishment of a database for children with a congenital condition causing loss of eyesight.
With regard to services for people with disabilities, the Health Service Executive's two current Service Planning Databases in the disability sector are the National Intellectual Disability Database and the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database. The Health Research Board manages both of these databases on behalf of the Department of Health. The databases record current and future service needs, rather than being a registry of those with specific conditions. Health funded services for people with disabilities are provided on the basis of identified service needs, rather than linked to a specific diagnosis.
