Written answer
Disability Services
3110. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Disability Capacity review to 2032, published in 2021, has been updated to take account of the current number and profile of children accessing disability services; and the most recent year of data currently used by her Department to project future demand for adult disability services. [64085/26]
Comment on this
3112. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department or the HSE has carried out an assessment of the projected level of demand for adult disability services over the next five, ten, 15, and 20 years respectively or otherwise determined duration, having regard to the number, age profile and assessed level of need of children currently accessing disability services; and if the projected requirement has been broken down by services required such as but not limited to adult day services, residential services, respite, personal assistance, home support and multidisciplinary therapies. [64084/26]
Comment on this
I propose to take Questions Nos. 3110 and 3112 together.
An update to the Disability Capacity Review to 2032 is currently underway and due to be completed by year-end 2026.
This updated review will extend the horizon to 2040 and include an updated methodology to project future user demand, age structures, need profiles, and required resourcing of specialist disability services. The service areas and supports covered will include Residential, Day Services, Respite, Home Support and Personal Assistance, Children’s Disability Network Teams, and Multi-Disciplinary Therapists.
The updated projections will use a variety of data sources on current and future demand for specialist services among adults, children and young people. These include the National Ability Supports System, CDNT-IMS, the HSE Day Service Database and the Census among others. The update is striving to use the most recent data where possible. In most cases, this means data from 2025, though the use of data for projections is also governed by technical considerations such as representativeness and availability.