Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
454. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the provision of disability respite services in CHO7 in 2023 and to date in 2024. [9247/24]
View answer455. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated number of additional respite hours that would be delivered by opening three additional full-time seven-bed respite centres. [9248/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 454 and 455 together.
As these questions refer to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. The Deputy will likely be aware that the industrial action by certain Forsa grades in the HSE has been suspended. The HSE has indicated that they have recommenced issuing replies to questions but there is a significant backlog of PQs and Reps to be responded to and has advised that they are working to get through these as soon as possible while at the same time managing the volume of current PQs and Reps.
