Ms Mary Foyle:

I thank the Deputy. We are kind of in that perfect storm where we are continually trying to recruit and hold our staff. There is considerable underinvestment in Ability West. We are trying to grow our services considerably with a multidisciplinary team, MDT and front-line services. We require further investment.

If we were to have the same terms and conditions, I doubt we would survive. It is very clear that we are section 39. Terms and conditions are very different from section 38 organisations, so we would not survive with the current funding. We do have the fundamentals right. We are very much focused on the service user, the people we support, and their needs. We have exhausted all avenues. We are very creative in delivering our day services across the county, but again, we require further investment across all our services, whether it is day services, respite or residential.