Issue with neighbour

this is actually really sad for all concerned, Imagine how the persons family are coping living in the same house as their ill child, i would tread very carefully before confronting the neighbours. Op could you rent your house and move somewhere else ? I can't see another way around it for you. Good luck anyway

look to get a sound engineer’s report on the level of noise disturbance

Unfortunately I dont see how their family can help. They cant section them that requires medical staff and I assume if they are released from hospital they dont make the necessary criteria. What a joke of mental health services that someone is obviously very distressed and needs professional help is let go home and torture themselves and others.

In your position I would on balance look to move - I know you should not have to but I dont see how anyone will be able to solve this issue.

sound engineer is a waste of time it's not going to fix any issues, op if you cant sell the only other option i think is make the room as far away from the detached house your new living room, or even build an extension or a small log cabin in the back garden fully detached, till the neighbour either moves or dies. It's a shocking indictment on the health services in ireland but i know how bad they are and its never in the news, but if there's a trans story or a race story its all over the papers. Much more in vogue problems in todays ireland.

Sounds horrendous. Maybe moving is the best option.

Is it possible that the hospital the person is being taken to is a A&E or acute type of facility where they just do enough to settle them there and then and don't actually refer them on for proper longer term care. In my experience A&E is just that, they patch you up in a time of crisis and once you are not about to croak it there and then they are not too bothered and send you away again and you are on your own.

I think you should get on to your CHO and hound them until they come out and do a welfare check on the neighbour. This is their job. They do welfare checks on elderly and vulnerable in the community. It certainly sounds like this neighbour is vulnerable as their partner clearly isn't get pro-active and seems to be against them getting proper care. That sort of willful neglect could be seen as abuse. Or they may be so stressed and overwhelmed themselves that they can't see how serious things are with the mentally ill partner.

I think the CHO for a welfare check is the way to go.

Sound engineers! Enough with that nonsense. What next? Calling an architect to fix a broken ankle?

Of course you can talk to them. Go over and ask wtf is going on.

Is there some kind of government agency that’s responsible for people with disabilities, similar to what Tusla does for children? This person is obviously not getting adequate care. They need to be in an environment where their needs are met. You could try speaking to citizens information to find out what services there are?

Op, i will reiterate - you should contact the local CHO and ask them to carry out a welfare check. But as we all know HSE services are under resourced so you'd need to get it up on their priority list which basically means hounding them until it is easier for them to just go and do a welfare check than to listen to your constant hounding of them to do so. You could even get a local councillor or TD to make a representation to the CHO on your behalf to aid your case.

Exactly. A person being looked after and is healthy and not a risk to themselves or others will not cause any alarms on a welfare check. I have personal experience of a family member in a near identical situation and it's an absolutely s**t situation to be in for all concerned, the person, family and likely neighbours but ultimately and unfortunately there aren't a lot of options. The family and person may feel the best place for them to receive care is at home, rather than drugged and hidden away from society in some care home. The person's welfare will be the priority and that might come at a cost to the neighbours as terrible as that may be.

They can't be forced to remove the person from the home or force any particular treatment once they are not at risk, the Gardaí have no business being involved and would probably escalate the situation, a TD is not going to involve themselves in trying to extract someone from their home to appease a neighbour, any request for assistance will have to come from the family themselves. The best you can do is to engage with the family and see if you can offer support.