Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes it does, thanks. I commend Stewarts Care in Palmerstown in my constituency. It is leading the way in the context of what the Minister of State has just described.

It is great to hear about nine new respite houses coming on stream. The Minister of State may not have the information to hand today but I would be interested to hear about the geographical spread of those houses. My sense of things in CHO 7 is that we are underserved and whatever additional resources we can get for children's services like occupational therapy, speech and language therapy as well as residential and respite care would be greatly appreciated. Such services are greatly needed and I am glad to have the opportunity to put that on record. I thank the Minister of State and ask her to provide more information on those nine respite houses if possible.