Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

This week the Minister for Health and Children referred a question I tabled to the HSE for reply, which is not an uncommon practice. However, the Minister, the Taoiseach and the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with responsibility for disability claim to have entered negotiations with a view to resolving the issue to which my question pertained, namely, the closure of the respite house for adults with intellectual disabilities in Limerick.

I want the Ceann Comhairle to protect my rights as a Member of this House by directing the Minister to answer a question on an issue in which is directly involved. When the Taoiseach visited the constituency on Monday, he told protestors that he would engage-----

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