Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
1497. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the Action Plan for Disability Capacity Review; if details of the action plan will be included in the forthcoming plan for Budget 2023; and his views on whether immediate action on this plan is required in order to meet the essential needs of service users. [42002/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Health published the Disability Capacity Review in July 2021. This report set out the capacity requirements for health-funded disability services for the period up to 2032. In order to drive the process of implementing the recommendations of the Capacity Review, a Working Group was set up to develop an Action Plan for Disability Services for the period 2022-2025. This Group, whose membership consisted of senior officials from the Departments of DCEDIY, Social Protection, Housing, Further and Higher Education, Health, and the Health Service Executive, has now completed its work and the draft Action Plan is currently being finalised and is informing relevant engagement in the estimates process.
