Task Force on Personalised Budgets

Strategy Group

Task Force on Personalised Budgets

Eight meeting, Thursday 18TH MAY 2017

Department of Health, Hawkins House

Members of Strategy Group in Attendance

Christy Lynch, Chair
Siobhán Barron, National Disability Authority / Clodagh O’Brien, Not For Profit Business Association
Marion Meany, HSE / Sarah Lennon on behalf of Paddy Connolly, Inclusion Ireland
Sarah Craig, Health Research Board / Eithne Fitzgerald, Economist
Patsy Carr, Department of Health / AideenHartney, National Disability Authority
Rachel Cassen / Jennifer O’Farrell, Dept. of Justice and Equality
Owen Collumb, ÁiseannaTacaÍochta / Tomas Campbell, Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform
Judith Meirmans, Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform / Gerry Maguire, Minister’s Advisor
Brian Hayes
Terry Jennings, Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform

Also in Attendance

Ann McGrane, Dept. of Health / Brona Ni Chobhthaigh, Dept. of Health
Claire Collins, Dept. of Health / Kieran Cashman, Dept. of Health

Apologies

Anne Winslow, Disability Federation of Ireland / Joanne Clarke, Secretariat
Brian O’Donnell, National Federation of Voluntary Bodies / Tadhg MacCarthaigh, Dept. of Health
John Bohan, Dept. of Social Protection / Prof Gerard Quinn, NUI Galway

Agenda item 1 – Minutes of the previous meeting and matters arising

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 March were approved.

The Chair welcomed MsJudith Meirmans, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and advised that she will be replacing Tomas Campbell.

Agenda Item 2 – Update on Advisory and Consultative Group meeting

Siobhan Barron provided an update on the work of the Advisory and Consultative Group. Significant progress has been made in relation to the paper being developed under work stream item 4.1. Siobhan advised that unfortunately Mr Stephen Cluskey has had to resign from the Advisory and Consultative Group and the Minister is expected to nominate a replacement shortly.

Agenda Item 3 – Progress reports

• AideenHartney advised that the Evidence Synthesis paper is complete and a soft copy has been circulated to the Strategy Group. She advised that the survey on thePrevalence of Personalised Budgets in Ireland was complete and a draft report of its findings will be circulated in advance of the next meeting of the Group. It was agreed that this would be an agenda item for the next meeting.

• AnnMcGrane advised that the Dept of Health hascompleted a Request for Tenderfor Consultancy and Advisory Services and this would be forwarded to the Office of Government Procurement in the coming days.

• Brona Ni Chobhthaigh advised that her team were finalising a review of evidence on financial sustainability of personalised budgets.

Action Item(s) Agreed / Assigned To / Due Date
Circulate report on the prevalence of Personalised Budgets in Ireland / Strategy Group Secretariat / In advance of the next Strategy Group meeting

Agenda Item 4 – Preliminary feedback from plenary meeting held on 20 April

Kieran Cashman provided on overview of the findings from the plenary meeting round table discussion on vision and values. A paper will be drafted based on the discussions and circulated to the plenary group for further consideration.

Action Item(s) Agreed / Assigned To / Due Date
Draft and circulate paper on visions and values / Secretariat / In advance of the next Plenary meeting

Agenda Item 5 – Discussion on spending parameters

Roisin Collier and Adam Monaghan, Policy and Strategy Unit, Department of Health, facilitated a work shop discussion on spending parameters. A discussion paper will be drafted for further consideration.

Action Item(s) Agreed / Assigned To / Due Date
Circulate draft discussion paper on spending parametersparameters / Strategy Group Secretariat / In advance of the next Strategy Group meeting
Draft Minutes of meeting held on 18 May2017 / 1