Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Barry Heneghan - PQ 58548-26
Deputy Heneghan asked asked about the number of ageing family carers providing care to adults with intellectual disabilities. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: July 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality whether the Department or the HSE has assessed the number of ageing parents and family carers providing full-time care to adult children with intellectual disabilities without a long-term residential or future care plan; whether this information is being used in service planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. -Barry Heneghan
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