Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1088. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what more appropriate alternative options are considered before a disabled person under the age of 65 years is placed in a nursing home. [48816/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1089. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of disabled people under the age of 65 years that have been inappropriately placed in a nursing home in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [48817/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, the industrial action that commenced on Friday 6th October, by management and administrative grades in Fórsa Trade Union in the HSE, will impact on the response times to Parliamentary Questions and Representations.