Mr. Bernard O'Regan:

I absolutely agree. We have invested additional money allocated by the Minister in the development of respite services. It is reflected in the disability action plan which, once approved, will shape the investment plan. One of the challenges we have at the moment in the way the budgetary cycle works is that the budget is prepared in October when approval is given for a respite service. At that point the CHO is enabled to secure the housing and so on. The disability action plan is prepared in three-year chunks. Anticipating the funding due to come at some point allows us to be more advanced in securing the housing and so on.