Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Liam Quaide - PQ 35348-26
Deputy Quaide asked about the legal position where an adult objects to nursing-home admission or transfer. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether guidance has issued to hospitals, community healthcare organisations, nursing homes and discharge teams on the legal position where an adult objects to nursing-home admission or transfer; whether she will provide a copy of any such guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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