Michael Ferris
Ceist:1 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with the Minister for the Environment regarding the need for specially designed community based sheltered housing and other forms of special needs housing, including group homes, to cater for the elderly persons, handicapped persons and other socially vulnerable categories who have difficulty coping on their own but do not need full institutional care or to occupy long stay institutional places; and the action he will take to provide assistance towards on-site non-institutional care services in special needs housing where this is necessary.