Ms Alison Cotter:

This is reflected under the neurorehabilitation strategy through the headings that are called out under it. For residential rehabilitation, MS Ireland put in a submission to expand the service in our national MS respite centre. This reduces pressure on carers. It was about respite for all organisations, not just our own. It provides opportunities for peer support and relieves those pressure points. On the output of investment in such services, you are talking about keeping people well in their communities and enabling carers to continue keeping their loved ones at home. We currently have 2,952 bed nights available. An expansion of that was committed to in the budget but we have received nothing further on it.