Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom freisin fáilte a chur roimh an Seanadóir Hildegarde Naughten go dtí an Seanad. Lá stairiúil atá ann don Seanadóir agus dá clann.

I support the call made by my colleague, Senator Mary Moran, on St. Mary's, Drumcar, County Louth, where on Friday last parents were advised that lunches would no longer be provided for day patients. It came as a bombshell to parents. These young adults, men and women, need a lunch in the middle of the day. Some of them are collected from home at 7.30 a.m. and return home at 4 p.m. and they are being asked to bring a lunch box with them. It would not be substantial enough as they need a good meal in the middle of the day. I call on the Minister for Health and the director of services at St. Mary's, Drumcar, to explain what can be done, if anything, and reconsider on the issue. These are most vulnerable individuals who are again being targeted.