Other Relevant Documents

Time To Move On From Congregated Settings  (.pdf - 1293 KB)  This Report was commissioned by the HSE in late 2007 and identifies that approximately 4,000 (based on 2008 census) people with disabilities in the Republic of Ireland live in congregated settings, a residential setting where they live with ten or more people.

Home Sharing Report 2012  (.pdf - 609 KB)  A working group was established by the National Director, Integrated Services Directorate, HSE, to carry out an overview of models of respite and residential care with host families in community settings, nationally and to determine the viability of these models of service delivery for future development for people with an intellectual disability.

Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

 

National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability (2011-2016) The new Government strategy was developed by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, in conjunction with the Department of Health and the HSE, and with the assistance of a National Advisory Group, comprising relevant stakeholders, including organisations representing people with a disability. 

 

National Implementation Framework for the National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016 sets  out  a  range  of priority actions to support people with disabilities to live in communities as independently as possible by   providing   mainstream  assessment  of  housing  need  and appropriate   housing   solutions.