Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the important services and the commitment of staff to people with disabilities and their families provided by Rehab, one of the many disability service providers. The Minister, Deputy Harris, and the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, held a joint meeting yesterday with Rehab and the HSE, both of which have committed to working together intensively over the next week with a view to making substantive progress in reaching a solution to the issues Deputy Harty outlined. It is welcome that Rehab will now not issue a notice of termination today, pending the intensive work. Our collective aim is to ensure service continuity for service users and their families.

I am familiar with section 39 organisations in my constituency that do fantastic work, for example, Marymount hospice, among others, and the consequent pressures. On the broader issue of the challenges facing section 39 organisations, following engagement through the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and subject to a verification process currently under way, Rehab is one of 50 section 39 organisations that is expected to receive some funding to commence pay restoration for its staff in the near future. I do not have an exact date.

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