Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It probably needs to be agile in order that it can change. I get the point being made in regard to input from the people who are living these lives and are impacted by this. When we talk about housing, we have all dealt with people who are in nursing homes and should not be. You are also dealing with the question of whether a person falls into disability services or community services because someone has to make a determination on whether a person has high needs, medium needs or whatever. It does not necessarily fit the person, so you go back to the county council to look for a house for someone who may need extra supports, which might not be huge. What are you going to do, wait until they fall into the older person category in order to get home care? None of it works. I have thrown far too much at Ms McDonagh.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.