Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Safeguarding: Safeguarding Ireland

Photo of Dessie EllisDessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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My own experience of the financial pressure people are put under is of people selling their homes and ending up homeless. It happens a lot more than people realise. They are put under awful pressure from family to sell the house and distribute the money among the family and then they end up in a terrible situation. I agree with Ms O'Connor that the financial aspect is major.