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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 13, 2017

QUESTION NO.31

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

In Light of recent and ongoing reports on Institutions by HIQA in the News lately and a general acceptance that this time of living needs to be phased out - what plans are in place to move people with Intelectual Disabilities into Adapted / Housing out of congregated setting into community houses accomodation within SDCC?

REPLY:

We are currently in the process of reviewing the Draft National Guidelines for the Assessment and Allocation Process for Housing Provision for People with a Disability which includes moving people with disabilities out of congregated settings into adapted and standard housing and also community houses within SDCC administrative area.

Within our own Housing Strategy Group for People with Disabilities,  we have successfully moved 11 people with disabilities from congregated settings into Council properties with the support of the Service Provider and Care Packages from the HSE.  All properties have  been inspected and passed inspection by HIQA.  We are in the process of moving 2 other applicants from congregated settings in our administrative area directly into local authority dwellings.