Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Sectoral plan of Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

51. The Act of 2005 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 32:

“32A. (1) A sectoral plan prepared by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (‘the Minister’) shall contain information concerning—

(a) specialist community-based disability services,

(b) the proposed arrangements for the implementation of Part 2,

(c) arrangements for cooperation by the Executive with housing authorities in relation to the development and co-ordination of the services provided by housing authorities for persons with disabilities, and

(d) such other matters (if any) as the Minister considers appropriate.

(2) A plan referred to in subsection (1) shall provide for appropriate co‑operation by the Minister with the Minister for Health, the Minister for Social Protection and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (‘the three Ministers’) in relation to the development and co-ordination of services provided by the three Ministers for persons with disabilities and related to the services referred to in subsection (1).

(3) In this section, ‘specialist community-based disability services’ has the same meaning as it has in the Health Act 2004 .”.