Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
646. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the office or unit in the HSE and in his Department that is ultimately responsible for ensuring reports as required under section 13 of the Disability Act 2005 are completed, received by him and subsequently published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17445/22]
View answerThe HSE has responsibility for ensuring that Section 13 reports are collated, completed and submitted to the Department of Health. The HSE will provide information on the details of their office responsible for same directly to the Deputy.
Within my Department, Disabilities Services Unit has oversight of the HSE for the provision of health and personal social services for people with a disability. The HSE has prepared and presented Section 13 Annual Reports for the years 2007 to 2014 to the Department of Health and is currently working on Reports for the years 2015-2020 to bring records up to date. It is intended that these reports will be completed by year end.
The HSE acknowledges that the current management information system is no longer fit for purpose. It is committed to the development of a new integrated Management Information System for children’s disability services, with work ongoing on the development and roll out of the new system. This will facilitate the HSE to provide a wide range of bespoke reports on activity in the children's disability services area.
