Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have on two occasions met people with various challenges who are in receipt of direct personal funding. A number of those people find that such funding is very appropriate to their needs because it enables their carers to deal with their needs in a pragmatic way and it allows them to get the services they need. We need to see more of that. As the Deputy knows, not every person is in a position to avail of such funding because of the particular challenges they might have. It is not as advanced in practical terms as one would like, but I see the benefit of it for people who are availing of it at the moment. I will come back to the Deputy in respect of the sign language situation.

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