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In June 2006 there were 27,056 people registered on the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database (NPSDD), representing 65.6% of the estimated target national coverage for this database. For purposes of analysis in this report, data from all people aged 66 years and over at the time of reporting (1,364 records) were excluded, as responsibility for the provision of services for this group of people lies within Older People’s Services in the Department of Health and Children (DoHC) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) rather than within Disability Services. This report is based on the remaining 25,692 records. For the first time, all ten HSE areas are included in the analysis. Previously, two HSE areas were excluded due to the fact that they were still in the early stages of data collection.