Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Liam Quaide - PQ 55896-26
Deputy Quaide asked about people aged under 65 residing in nursing homes. 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 the number of people aged under 65 residing in nursing homes at the end of each year from 2021 to 2025 and currently in 2026; the number in that age group admitted to and discharged from nursing homes in each year; the number discharged to an appropriate community-based setting; and the projected reduction in the number of people aged under 65 residing in nursing homes by the end of 2026.
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