Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise a very important issue that has arisen in the past year in Loughrea, County Galway, where we have a purpose-built community nursing home with a day case centre as part of it. When Covid came, the day care centre, Seven Springs, was closed. To date, there has been much confusion as to what is happening there. The service in the centre has been resumed one day a week and on the other three days it has been transferred to a local hotel.

There is great concern. I was at a meeting last Monday night that was attended by more than 75 people, mainly those who use the service. They will protest in Loughrea tomorrow morning on the basis that the service being provided is not fit for purpose and because they are being thrown out into the street.

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