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Sectoral Plan of the Minister for Health and Children (Section 32)

The Disability Act, 2005 requires the Minister for Health and Children to prepare a sectoral plan to contain (in addition to the general requirements in section 31) information concerning-

1. services provided by or on behalf of the Minister to persons with disabilities
2. the criteria governing the eligibility of such persons for services under the Health Acts 1947 to 2004
3. the proposed arrangements for the implementation of Part 2 [Part 2 of the Disability Act, 2005, which deals with assessment of need, service statements and redress, does not come within the Ombudsman's jurisdiction]
4. arrangements for co-operation by the [Health Service] Executive with housing authorities in relation to the development and co-ordination of services provided by housing authorities for persons with disabilities, and
5. such other matters (if any) as the minister considers appropriate

The Act also requires a sectoral plan by the Minister for Health and Children to provide for appropriate co-operation by the Minister and the Ministers for Social and Family Affairs and Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the development and co-ordination of services provided by those two Ministers for persons with disabilities and related to the services referred to above.