Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My colleague Deputy Carthy and I have consistently raised the issue of the very limited provision of respite in our constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has committed to looking at an additional house for children in Monaghan and I hope she will proceed with that very soon. It has been brought to my attention by a parent that Steadfast House in Carrickmacross in County Monaghan, which provides respite on three weeks out of four, cannot provide it on the fourth week due to lack of funding. This is a centre that already provides respite to adults - it is adults only - and could provide additional respite for one week extra in every month if it was given the resources. Will the Taoiseach commit resources to Steadfast House in Carrickmacross to provide respite?

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