Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate that the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, is very aware of the importance of access to planned respite and that he assures the Deputy that everything possible will be done to help those who need respite, particularly families with an ongoing need for respite for their child and adult members in order to have a break. I have taken down the names of HSE staff the Deputy mentioned. Will he repeat the last person? I got the first two. I will certainly ask the Minister, Deputy Harris, to make contact with these people and to ask that the manager of the SOS service be assured that the HSE knows that the services being provided at present are not adequate, particularly for that young man who needs the service but who cannot take it up because funding is not available. Will the Deputy give me the name of the last person again? I got the first two; I just missed out on the last one. I will then go back to the Minister and ask him to engage with the HSE's management team for the area.

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