Ireland will need 4,380 new residential, day and residential support places between now and 2019 to meet the needs of people with an intellectual disability who do not currently avail of these services.

ALMOST 300 people with an intellectual disability are living full-time in mental health services which are highly inappropriate for their needs.

The Government squandering of disability services funding has resulted in the longest waiting list for full-time residential services in a decade, it was claimed today.

DEMAND for full-time residential care for people with intellectual disabilities is at an all-time high, a report shows.