National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

shift towards the delivery of care and support to people with disabilities in the communityand marks a change from the historical practice where HSE funded residential care services,particularly for people with intellectual disabilities, enduring mental health disabilities orcomplex physical disabilities, included both housing and care support elements. Theseparation of housing support functions and health care supports 5 , can enable people withdisabilities to exercise greater choice of care service provider and, therefore, increasedindependence and control over their own lives.Implementation1.5 The strategy sets out broad policy proposals and identifies key actions to effectivelymeet the housing needs of people with a disability. To further develop these proposals, animplementation plan will be developed by a group chaired by the Department ofEnvironment, Community & Local Government and including senior representation by theDepartment of Health, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the HSE. Thegroup will identify sustainable funding mechanisms to resource the implementation plan.The plan will detail the responsibilities of key agencies in order to achieve progress on therecommendations within specific timeframes. In order to ensure the effectiveimplementation of the strategy, an implementation monitoring committee will be establishedwhich will meet annually. A progress report on the implementation of the strategy will beproduced each year and presented to the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy. Periodicreviews will be undertaken over the course of the lifetime of the strategy.5Health and personal social services provided by the HSE.25