Brain-injured woman still in UK unit with no certainty about acquiring a place in Ireland, court hears

A brain-injured Irish woman sent to a specialist UK unit last February for a three-month assessment of her needs with a view to placing her here is still in the UK with no certainty about when a suitable place will be provided here, the High Court has heard.

The woman, a ward of court aged in her late forties, does not want to be in the UK unit and wants to be in Ireland, the court was told.