Nomination call out for DFI Representatives on Statutory Committees
June 6 2023
DFI represents its member organisations on over 30 National Health and other Statutory Committees (see health list here) and we are now calling for nominations from our members, for new representatives to a number of National Health Committees.
Please note:
- Nominees should have a working knowledge of each committee within their organisation.
- Nominees must be able to carry out full roles and obligations as outlined in the General Protocol regarding appointment of DFI Representatives.
See the available nominations below for your regard. Terms of Reference and further information on each committee are available upon request.
- One Nominee and one Alternate Nominee to the HSE Sub Groups of work under the National Development of a Monitoring System for Interim Standards for New Directions
- One Nominee and one Alternate Nominee to the HSE Rehabilitative Training, RT School Leavers National Project Group
- One Nominee to HSE Community Healthcare Organisation, CHO 7 Disability Committee as DFI CHO 7 Area Representatives
- One Nominee to the HIQA Disability Provider Forum
- One Nominee to the National Ability Supports System, NASS committee
- DFI Nominees to the Home Care Coalition and its Sub Groups of Advocacy and Finance
- One Nominee to the HSE Home Share Working Group
- Children's Disability Network Team Information Management System, CDNTIMS National Project Oversight Group, POG
- National Children First Disabilities Older Persons Reference Group
- HSE Time to Move On Sub Group
- Other National Statutory Committees - The Early Learning and Childhood Stakeholder Forum
If DFI member organisations would like to nominate someone to the role of DFI member organisation representative, please complete the DFI Rep Form here.
Contact Cathy McGrath with any queries you may have.
One Nominee and one Alternate Nominee to the HSE Sub Groups of work under the National Development of a Monitoring System for Interim Standards for New Directions
The HSE are currently developing a Monitoring System for Interim Standards for New Directions. As part of this work two sub groups have been set up for which we are seeking DFI member organisation representatives by the deadline of Monday 12 June 2023:
- Development of an Outcomes Focus for the Monitoring System – This subgroup will be led out by the NDA and will involve concentrated work over a period of six to nine months. There may initially be weekly meetings and in between meetings there may
be documents to review and return. Apply here. - Consultation and Information for Service Users and their Families – This subgroup will be involved in supporting three focus
group interactions during the lifetime of the project with service users and their families. This will have a focus group structure. Apply here.
One Nominee and one Alternate Nominee to the HSE Rehabilitative Training, RT School Leavers National Project Group
New Directions as national policy governing the implementation of day services delivery has a working group supporting the school leaver process. This group meets quarterly and more frequently as required.
One Nominee to HSE Community Healthcare Organisation, CHO 7 Disability Committee as DFI CHO 7 Area Representatives
DFI represents member organisations upon the HSE National Disability Consultative Committee and across HSE CHO Disability Committees. The terms of reference for this work is outlined in the 2016 document. DFI staff will hold one position of representation to this committee. We are now seeking one member organisation nominee and one alternate member organisation nominee to join in representation of DFI member organisations to the CHO 7 Disability Committee.
It is understood that participants will have time commitments in relation to attendance, participation and feedback to the broader constituency.
It is understood that DFI members on the Forum will be representing a varied and wide constituency of organisations, and organisational approaches.
It is also understood that DFI Representatives will have a responsibility to represent physical, sensory and neurological organisations which may not be in our membership.
One Nominee to the HIQA Disability Provider Forum
The Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA is responsible for the inspection and registration of designated centre for adults and children with disabilities.HIQA established a Provider Forum to enable communication between HIQA and representative organisations of service providers. The aim of this is to provide a forum to discuss issues pertaining to the regulatory framework for services for people with disabilities.
DFI is seeking one nominee to join in representation of DFI member organisations to the HIQA Disability Provider Forum.
One Nominee to the National Ability Supports System, NASS Committee
DFI continues to represent the experience of our members on the National Ability Supports System, NASS. NASS captures information about the use and need for disability-funded services. NASS is managed by the National Health Information Systems Unit of the Health Research Board (HRB) on behalf of the Department of Health. We work to support our members uploading to NASS, and to represent member issues and feedback to the Committee. DFI is seeking one nominee to join in representation of DFI member organisations to the NASS Committee.
DFI Nominees to the Home Care Coalition and its SubGroups of Advocacy and Finance
DFI is a member of The Home Care Coalition. The Home Care Coalition is an alliance of more than twenty organisations representing home care support services, older person services, disability services, personal assistant services, and advocacy groups. The members of the Coalition come from the not-for-profit Sector which has no financial interest in seeing any particular financial model being introduced.
DFI is seeking two nominees to the Home Care Coalition and welcome any further nominees to its two subgroups of Advocacy and Finance.
One Nominee to the HSE Home Share Working Group
This Group will the recommendations from the 2016 Home Sharing in Intellectual Disability Services in Ireland report.
Children’s Disability Network Team Information Management System, CDNTIMS National Project Oversight Group, POG
To help further progress the implementation of the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People, PDSCYP, programme, the National Children’s Disability Information Management System, IMS, Implementation Group recommended implementation of a national Children’s Disability Network Team Information Management System, CDNTIMS, that supports team based performance management gathering, collation and analysis of data. For the next 18 months this work will be overseen and supported at national level by the National Project Oversight Group, POG, that meets every 1-2 months. This call is open to CEOs of DFI member organisations.
National Children First Disabilities Older Persons Reference Group
This Group was established in line in with its terms of reference available on page 9 of this governance document.
HSE Time to Move On Subgroup
Disabled people are supported to move from large institutions (congregated settings) to their own homes in the community with the supports they need. It is about supporting people to ‘live ordinary lives in ordinary places’. See original terms of reference on p11 here.
Other National Statutory Committees
- The Early Learning and Childcare Stakeholder Forum
This Forum is the main consultation mechanism between the Early Years division of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and stakeholders. It is chaired by Minister Roderic O’Gorman. The membership is made up of stakeholder groups representing children, families, childcare providers, childcare staff, academics and other groups with an interest in early learning and childcare.
The Department provides updates on developments and challenges and consult with the forum’s members. Members can express views and raise issues with the Minister and Department and contribute to the design of solutions. The DFI rep will have an important role in representing a disability voice on the forum.
The forum meets two to three times a year. In addition, sub-groups will be established for focused consultation on key issues, some of which will require the DFI rep’s participation.Terms of Reference for the Forum available here.
If DFI member organisations would like to nominate someone to the role of DFI member organisation Representative please complete the DFI Rep. Nomination Form online .