COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor M. Ward

"Question 12

To ask the HSE for an update on what progress has been made on the motion below I submitted in May 2018

“That this Regional Health Forum asks the HSE to resource the provision  of Occupational Therapist Reports for residents living in LHO area Dublin West who are applying for the adaptations to their home through the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme”.

Cllr Mark Ward

 Response

Occupational Therapist Reports for Disabled Persons Grant Scheme:

Further to contact with South Dublin County Council, we have been advised the local authority are sourcing Occupational Therapy Assessments and reports elsewhere and no longer consider this to be an issue. 

Given current resources and inability to meet core health needs this is not an area that the CHO is able to prioritise for development at present. 

Please see details for Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland, Tel No: 01 874 8136 Email Address: info@aoti.ie. The local authority has confirmed that where private home owners seek reports via other providers, the cost of a report will be reimbursed as part of the grant.

To ask the Chief Executive to respond and make a statement to the question I had (see below) at the most recent Mid Leinster Regional Health Forum in relation to Occupational Therapy reports for residents of Clondalkin/Lucan?"

REPLY:

The DPG scheme is available for Council tenants who require alterations to be carried out to their Council home to assist with their disability needs.  Applicants need to submit a completed application form together with the Doctors certificate fully completed  and a full Occupational Therapist (OT) report, to South Dublin County Council, Medical Section. An Occupational Therapist's report can be obtained from the HSE or privately.

The Council are not sourcing Occupational Therapy assessments. 

As an interim measure in 2017 the HSE provided Occupational Therapy reports at a cost to the Council and this process has ceased.