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

As referred to by Deputy Martin Kenny, we had a respite house built specifically to cater for the people in the Sligo-Leitrim region. That house has now been closed down. It was being used for decongregation. The people who were availing of the service must now travel to Monaghan. It is a 170 km round trip from Sligo or that general area to Monaghan and even that service is no longer available. The Minister needs to get something done about this problem. This is not just happening in our area; it is happening in every area of the country, as far as I can see.

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