Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his input and observation on that matter. He could see that while I read the response, I had to bring heart and empathy to it, for the simple reason that they are lacking. There is no explanation as to why it has changed, other than it is looking at a report and a strategy from 2012. In fact, we are in the middle of a pandemic and many of these families have had their services withdrawn during it. That is particularly so with regard to Mary, who would have been used to attending, possibly, her adult day services. Perhaps it was the same with Fran. That service was withdrawn, and then it was decided to change their carers. We are re-aligning services in the middle of a pandemic as opposed to supporting families. I will revert to the HSE to get a clear answer and, with the Ceann Comhairle's permission, I will come to the House and correct the record as to why.

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