Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Some 1,300 people with disabilities or acquired brain or spinal injuries live in nursing homes. These settings are entirely inappropriate to their needs. We all agree that people should get the support they need, ideally to live in their own homes or, failing that, in appropriate settings. None of this will be news to the Minister or the Government because the inappropriate placing of people with disabilities, acquired brain or spinal injuries in nursing homes has been raised time and time again. We need a plan to end this with clear timeframes and resources. When might that plan be put in place?

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