Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)
Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I want to ask the advocacy groups what their view is on supported housing. For example, we have Housing Association for Integrated Living, HAIL, housing, for people with mental health issues, etc. Do the groups feed into that? Do they have an input? Have we got the right approach? There are very few housing bodies, in fact, I think HAIL is about the only one in this country doing it, and it is very limited. What is the opinion on that? How do the groups deal with and engage with people in prison? Is there an arrangement with the Prison Service? Is there an open door to go in there and deal directly with people, if you need to? I am curious about that.
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