Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Liam Quaide - PQ 32135-26
Deputy Quaide asked about the plans to address the service gap for people over 65 with disabilities who require therapeutic input. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to address the service gap for people with disabilities who require therapeutic input after the age of 65, but who are no longer eligible to access physical and sensory disability teams due to their age; if there is a plan to increase primary care team staffing quotas to address this gap in service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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