Health boards’ statutory duty to provide shelter

Summary

O’Hanlon asked whether the 1953 Health Act obliges health boards to provide shelter and whether they were meeting that duty. The Minister agreed there was an obligation, but said the Act was general and the committee would review its provisions.

Rory O'Hanlon Dr. O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil

Will the Minister accept that under the 1953 Health Act health boards are obliged to provide shelter for homeless people and is he satisfied shelter is being provided?

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Barry Desmond Mr B. Desmond Labour Party

They are obliged but that Act is very general in its application to health boards as such. It does not specifically deal with homelessness and that is one of the reasons why the committee will review the provisions of the Act.

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