Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Honestly, I despair. It is 11.50 p.m. I absolutely despair. The day centre was opened for one day and absolutely nobody was informed. We have to get some honesty from the HSE. I desperately tried to work with it. I went to a presentation in March, as I told the Minister of State. Representatives of the HSE told me the centre was going to reopen. They did not tell me anything about a new model. That only emerged in April. Does the Minister of State understand? They kept telling us it was going to reopen. They said it was a vital service and then began to change their minds. I have looked at the HIQA report. I know HIQA does not inspect day centres-----

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