Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

There have obviously been a lot of questions about the neurorehabilitation teams and they are critically important. A time-limited intervention is required and that is critical but we also have to consider what happens after that. There is undoubtedly a post-rehabilitation void at the moment and so many people do not have access to the kinds of therapies they require. That limits their lives so much and also puts an additional burden on the health service. There is the issue of the potential for falls and that kind of thing. Will Mr. Gloster to clarify precisely what is happening regarding the MS Ireland proposal for a national physiotherapy service? It submitted the business case for that and is strongly supported by other patient groups in this area. What consideration has been given to this because it has a proposal for a national physiotherapy programme?