Mr. Michael Fitzgerald:

I will refer the second part of the Deputy's question to Dr. O'Brien shortly. On the first part of the question, which is whether I can guarantee or tell the Deputy that respite residential and day care will continue in the town, I cannot say that. I can say that day services will certainly continue insofar as we are, as I said earlier, actively seeking accommodation for day services. Once we have day services we will open them in the context of Covid reopening, which is taking place at this point in time.

A residential setting must be built in the context of regulation, ensuring that regulatory requirements would be met with any accommodation that would be provided. What we will be doing, however, is ensuring that the needs of the residents who are there currently are met and that where it is their preference and where it is possible, we will keep them as close to or within the town as possible.

I will ask Dr. O'Brien to respond to the Deputy's other question.