Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

First, I acknowledge the various services that are being delivered, including at the likes of Enable Ireland, where I understand 48 children are accessing residential respite in the area, and CoAction, which has capacity for two to three per night. I refer also to St. Joseph's Foundation, the Cope Foundation and Brothers of Charity Services Ireland, which are offering real meaningful services to people. However, they do have waiting lists. Enable Ireland, for example, has 16 children on a waiting list. While the organisations have capacity, a number of them are not all available or are being used to full capacity.

Parents want to know that they can get access to those services for their children. The first question relates to ensuring that the capacity that is there is actually being used. Is some effort being made on that?

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