Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Page 83 of the programme for Government has the stated objective that older people would remain living in their homes independently. Tomorrow, the HSE seeks to close St. Michael's day care centre for older people in Navan. It is a critical service and for many of the users it is the only social contact they have in the entire week. The centre also provides access for mental health services and physical health services for those people. Many of the people who avail of the service will be forced either to have home help hours or to consider nursing home options. Could the Tánaiste make a commitment that the closure of the service will be postponed until a fix is in place?

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