Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy said the HSE has said there is no resolution. I do not doubt what he has heard. What they are telling me is they are trying to do two things: they are trying to secure a property in the county and they - when I say "they", I mean the Brothers of Charity - in parallel are running a recruitment campaign to staff that service. That is what they are telling me is happening. The most frustrating thing about when I say Seán is being failed is that he did not arrive aged 18 and there was a period that was not effectively used. It is not a funding issue. I have had them in my constituency where there have been funding issues in relation to this. In this case, the funding has been provided. Clearly, the preparatory work was not done and Seán has been failed. The question I ask rhetorically and which I will endeavour to find the answer to now is, with the funding in place, can anything be done in the interim, even in terms of inreach for Seán and his family, because there is funding in place that is not being used currently? I will inquire further about that.

Regarding the constituent waiting for a bed in Beaumont Hospital, it sounds like a serious situation. If the Deputy sends me the details, the Minister for Health can pursue it with the hospital.

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