Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 70416-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about persons with disabilities who are medically fit for discharge but can't leave because of unavailable housing. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 70416-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not maintain national data on the number of disabled persons who have been clinically certified as medically fit for discharge but cannot leave hospitals or nursing homes due to unsuitable or unavailable housing; if her Department intends to introduce mandatory national reporting for this cohort; and the expected timeline for establishing this dataset.
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