Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As Mr. O'Regan has said, when we are choosing respite, it must also be about the built environment. It cannot just be about coming inside the gate of the four walls. It also has to be what the community has to offer and it must be about participation within that community.

I acknowledge that in CHO3 in 2021, we were very fortunate to open a respite centre there for children with complex needs called St. Gabriel's. They had an operation level agreement of five days per week. To be fair, when I was there at the official opening, where I was joined by Mr. O'Regan, we also committed to ensuring that this would meet a seven-day commitment in 2022. This is a fabulous service in the mid-west for children with complex needs. It is a state-of-the-art facility and a signpost for other CHOs to go to see and to mirror. Deputy Wynne is very fortunate that it is in her CHO.