Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When the Fine Gael-Labour Government was removing public long-stay and respite care beds from the college hospital, its excuse was that it wanted to support independent living for older people. We now have a situation in which seriously ill priority 1 applicants cannot access basics like stair lifts and wet rooms.

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