Ms Mary Foyle:

The question was asked whether the new directions policy has failed; it has not. We have a long way to go and lots of improvements to make. If a person we support in Ability West is asked, they are very aware of what new directions is about. They demand that we meet that need and they know we owe them that journey. We are considerably under-resourced and it is a journey. We welcome the monitoring within day services to be introduced next year. It will bring a focus to day services and the lack of resources that is very much felt on the ground.