Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 November 2021
348. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the way in which the 120,000 additional personal assistance hours announced in Budget 2022 will be distributed to address the requirements outlined in the disability capacity review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55255/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraA Review of Disability Social Care Demand and Capacity Requirements up to 2032, was published by myself, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman on 15th July 2021.
It is important to note that the Report quantifies and costs future need for disability support services from a 2018 baseline, and not a 2021 baseline. That is, the funding requirements as set out in the Report are relative to 2018 expenditure, not 2021. In order to drive the process of implementing the recommendations of the report, the Ministers have also published a Framework Action Plan setting out key priorities over the period to 2025.
An Interdepartmental Working Group is now preparing the Action Plan for consideration of the Cabinet Social Policy Sub- Committee. This work was enhanced by the views of service users and representative organisations who were consulted in September of this year.
Further information on the Working Group can be found at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/f7943-the-disability-framework-action-plan-working-group/.
Further information on the public consultation can be found here:
www.gov.ie/en/consultation/e9193-public-consultation-on-disability-social-care-services-to-guide-plan-for-the-next-4-years-2022-2025/.
