John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Mary Harney, who cannot be here this evening. I thank Deputy Crawford for raising the matter and I am pleased to have the opportunity to outline the current position regarding the provision of rehabilitation services at the Pathways rehabilitation unit, located on the grounds of the Lisdaran unit for the elderly in Cavan. The HSE has no plans to close the Pathways rehabilitation unit service. However, the HSE has advised the Department that a staffing deficit exists at the Pathways unit arising from several recent staff retirements. While this staffing issue is being addressed, and to ensure continuity of service provision, patients from the Pathways unit are being accommodated in the Lisdaran unit for the elderly, which is located within the same building.

These patients are availing of the same levels of intensive rehabilitation therapy within the Lisdaran unit as they had received prior to their relocation from the Pathways unit.

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