'Another 20 years before all disabled people can live in community'

There were more than 4,000 people with intellectual disabilities living in congregated settings in Ireland in 2007. By 2017, this had decreased by just under one-third.

Moving away from congregated care for people with intellectual disabilities will take another 20 years due to the slow rate of change, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

In 2012, the HSE launched a report which aimed to enable people with disabilities to move from large institutions to their own homes in the community with the necessary supports in place.