Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for not being here earlier as I was at another meeting. I have read the witnesses’ opening statements in advance, however.

In my experience, decongregation is complex and sensitive with families and service users. In the case of one group I am dealing with, there is a resistance to decongregation because of people who have been longer in that setting. Obviously, we want people out in the communities. The target should not have been set at 2019. It was overly ambitious. Each individual and family has their own needs. There is certainly a sensitivity around it. I understand what Deputy Barry is asking on that. However, there are some instances where it is difficult to force people into a solution.

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