National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

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the housing authority will advise the person, and if applicable, their advocate, thatsupports are available from the HSE and will, where requested and, followingconsent, refer the person to the appropriate contact point in the HSE.10. The housing authority will inform the person of the reasons for the need to providemedical evidence of their condition to support their housing application, i.e. in orderto assess their housing application, determine appropriate prioritisation for theprovision of housing services and to ensure that offers of support are, in so far as ispossible, appropriate to the specific needs of the person. It should be clearlyoutlined that the provision of suitable housing services will be subject to availabilityand the operation of the relevant housing authority’s Scheme of Letting Priorities /Allocations Scheme 137 .11. In all cases, it is desirable that written consent regarding the exchange of informationis obtained from the person with a mental health disability. However, where theperson with a mental health disability gives verbal consent only, this should berecorded in writing. Consent may also be accepted from a designated advocate inline with the wishes of the person with a mental health disability. The requirementsof data protection legislation will be fully complied with in relation to the provisionand use of personal information.12. In order to assist in the sustainment of tenancies 138 , the HSE shall, with the consentof the person with a mental health disability, inform the relevant housing authoritywhere the person is being hospitalised as a result of their disability and will be absentfrom their dwelling.13. This protocol shall be subject to review in line with the extension of Part 2 of theDisability Act, 2005 to all age groups.14. This protocol has been adopted for implementation with effect from 8th March 2011.137Housing authorities are required to replace individual Schemes of Letting Priorities with new AllocationsSchemes by June 2011, as provided for in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009.138This relates to local authority or RAS tenancies.162
Appendix 9 Mental HealthCommunity Residences:Bed Numbers & UnitsBed NumbersHighSupportMediumSupportLowSupportTotalLouth Meath 73 6 10 89Area 6 149 37 7 193Cavan Monaghan 58 0 40 98Area 7 32 12 28 72Area 8 31 41 8 80Area 3 20 10 20 50Area 2 28 12 0 40Area 4-5 53 43 21 117Area 1 21 15 15 51Area 9 Kildare 30 5 16 51Area 10 26 0 44 70Laois Offaly 32 15 53 100Longford Westmeath 47 16 32 95Carlow Kilkenny 119 8 19 146Kerry 75 0 0 75North Cork 28 0 0 28South Lee 18 0 0 18North Lee 43 0 0 43South Tipperary 18 10 37 65North Tipperary** 0Waterford 27 10 45 82Wexford 20 20 17 57West Cork 46 12 0 58Limerick 111 35 20 166Roscommon 48 22 0 70Galway East 144 58 79 281Galway West 17 32 23 72Sligo Leitrim 89 10 34 133Donegal 75 36 29 140Clare 92 33 18 143Mayo 43 49 15 107Central Mental Hospital 0 0 0 0HSE Dublin North East 343 96 93 532HSE Dublin Mid Leinster 257 116 201 574HSE South 394 60 118 572HSE West 619 275 218 1,112National Total 1,1613 547 630 2,790** North Tipperary is located in HSE West but access Long Stay Services in South Tipperary,i.e. HSE South163
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National Housing Strategy for Peopl
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Index of Tables, Charts andCase Stu
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ForewordThe ‘National Housing Str
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implementation progress reports whi
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needs. Furthermore, the potential f
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centred responses, information prov
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Strategic Aim 3To support people wi
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Strategic Aim 5To address the speci
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Strategic Aim 8To improve the colle
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Chapter 1Introduction1.1 The Nation
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Chapter 2Context and BackgroundIntr
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the phased closure of admissions to
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Chapter 3Vision and Strategic AimsV
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Chart 4.aProportion of the Populati
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Living arrangements of people with
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Private Housing5.34 While many peop
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Database (NIDD) and the National Ph
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integral support to the housing fun
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Current Legislative / Policy Contex
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persons with moderate disabilities,
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