An urgent search is under way for houses in south Leitrim to accommodate people with severe disabilities. It's after a meeting was held in the Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon on Wednesday about the dire shortage of residential care facilities.
The meeting was attended by the HSE, politicians and the family members of service-users. Sinn Fein councillor Brendan Barry, from Drumshanbo, says at least 12 people urgently require this type of accommodation:
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The HSE got planning permission for a residential care facility in Summerhill, Carrick-on-Shannon, in February and construction is due to start next year. But Councillor Barry says more accommodation is needed as soon as possible:
