Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need for the Minister for Health and Children to reverse the budgetary cutbacks made in regard to Prosper Fingal and to give a commitment that there will be no further cuts to the funding of Prosper Fingal. Prosper Fingal provides an extensive range of services to 233 people with intellectual disabilities in north County Dublin. To date the Minister has reduced the budget by 3% and indications show that no funding will be provided for service development this year. If the Minister withdraws the service development funding, 24 people who depend on the services of Prosper Fingal will be devastated, as they will lose their long-term service placements and will be sentenced to spending their lives at home with their family supports.

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