Mr. Richard Dillon:

At the moment we have a 51 year old resident. He served for 21 years in the Defence Forces. He is suffering from Huntington’s disease. Two years ago his private landlord evicted him. We took him on as a temporary measure. He is still living with us. He is in the third and final stage of his illness, which means he is dying. I have to work on the front line and while all the words are fine, we are struggling with the HSE. It has granted approval for him to go into proper care but the care home does not have the room for him. It is coming up to Christmas, he is dying. Our facility is not the place for him but we will not put him out on the street. That is the reality for some ex-service people. Those issues must be dealt with in a more compassionate way. It is not good enough that somebody who gave military service is treated like that.