Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)
10:40 am
Ms Barbara O'Connell:
That is why I am asking for the €25 million. We have a number of teams around the country. We have carried out a very significant research project over the past three years in which we have measured the outcomes of our intervention. We have neuropsychology, social work, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy teams. Some of our teams are incomplete but, where they exist, we have measured a significant return on investment in terms of the difference made to people. The message is that we are putting young people, from 18 to 24, into nursing homes although they could be rehabilitated at home. The model we have demonstrated is-----
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