Housing and Disability Steering Group established for South Dublin County

19/12/2013

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Housing and Disability Steering Group established for South Dublin County

South Dublin County Housing and Disability Steering Group held its first meeting on Thursday 12th December 2013 at County Hall Tallaght Dublin 24.

The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability is the Government strategy to address the housing needs of people with disabilities over the period 2011 to 2016.

The strategy uses the term “disability” in reference to four categories of disability, i.e. sensory disability, mental health disability, physical disability and intellectual disability.

The South Dublin County Housing and Disability Steering Group has been set up under this strategy.

The strategy’s vision is: To facilitate access, for people with disabilities, to the appropriate range of housing and related support services, delivered in an integrated and sustainable manner, which promotes equality of opportunity, individual choice and independent living.

The following Bodies/Agencies are represented on the Group.

South Dublin County Council
Health Services Executive
STEWARTS CARE
CHESHIRE HOMES
PEAMOUNT
CIRCLE Housing
CLUID Housing
St John Of God
Cheeverstown
National Deaf Association

The Group is chaired by Mr. Billy Coman, Director of Services for Housing Social and Community Development and assisted by Ms. Claire Feeney of the Housing Agency.

The role of the group is to:

Oversee the local implementation of the National Housing Strategy for People with Disabilities, including the housing of people with disabilities transitioning from institutional care;
Develop, monitor and review of local interagency protocols, as appropriate;
Develop plans to meet the housing needs and related supports for people with disabilities;
Work with all agencies in the provision of services to people with disabilities including employment, education and training;
Act as a forum for the exchange of information;
Report to the Implementation Monitoring Committee

For further information please contact dirhouse@sdublincoco.ie