Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think decongregation is the right approach. If anything, it has been happening too slowly. When congregated settings or institutions in my constituency have closed, I have seen how it can cause disruption and a lot of difficulty and nervousness among residents and families initially. When you meet them a year or two later, after they have moved into a house in a housing estate where they are integrated with the neighbourhood around them, it is amazing to see how people who were afraid about what might happen to them if they were decongregated really come on and flourish when they are in a house in the community and have a chance to interact with the neighbourhood. However, I acknowledge that one size does not always fit all. Sometimes there are centres that work very well where people are happy. We need to be open to that possibility.

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