Seanad debates
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Adjournment Matters
Housing for People with Disabilities
2:20 pm
Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source
I was fully aware that the Minister of State cannot comment on individual cases. Given that I have been told the local authority does not have bungalow accommodation, can funding be made available to buy some? I have tried to get figures on the number of houses that are out. The money allocated last week for housing for people with disabilities was also for people with intellectual disabilities, comprising eight units. This lady is not the only one. I talk to the county council on a weekly basis and receive the same answer. In the long run it will cost more money because this lady's mental and physical health, as well as that of her family, will be affected. I have come to a dead end and I do not know where to take it from here.
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