Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure if the Minister has heard of CoAction in west Cork. The Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, met people from there. I ask the Minister to talk to the Minister of State and check it out himself. They need a major cash injection for respite and for residential care. Many of the parents of special needs adults are getting very old and are getting concerned about if they get too sick or pass on what will happen to their adult children. It would be great to put their minds at ease. I can talk to the Minister another time about that set-up.

The Minister spoke about the personalised budgets. I agree with including the person with the disability in the decision in how their funding is spent. If they are not able, perhaps their family members could contribute to it. One size does not fit all. There is no point in giving money to a system rather than to them. I very much support that.