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A significant number of younger people in Ireland are living ‘wasted lives’ in nursing homes, according to a new report.
The report from the Ombudsman and Information Commissioner warns that it is inappropriate for younger people with disabilities to be placed in nursing homes.
There are more than 1,300 people under the age of 65 living in nursing homes in Ireland, according to the HSE.
The report finds that many believed their stay was temporary, and some did not give their informed consent when they were being placed in a home long-term.
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall said people are being left with no option but to live in nursing homes due to a lack of State support.
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Kitty Holland Social Affairs Correspondent Listen now 4:55 Students at Clonturk Community College Orla Fallon, from Beaumont, and James Nolan, from Drumcondra, join their parents and other supporters outside the school to protest over not being allowed sit the Leaving Cert Applied. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
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Minister of State for Disabilities Anne Rabitte has called on Educate Together and the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) to “go back and take a look at their core values” following the apparent refusal of one of their schools