Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to respite services, in Sligo we had a state-of-the-art centre built at a cost of €1.35 million six years' ago and specifically built for that purpose. It has been closed and I understand it is going to be used for decongregation. This is very unfair to the service users who were using the centre. They now must travel a 320 km round trip to Carrickmacross in County Monaghan. It is absolutely outrageous for anybody who needs respite services in Sligo to be forced into that situation. It is wrong. I agree with Deputy Kenny that the centre in Sligo that was specifically built for respite should be re-opened again for the people of the north west.

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