Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for that positive reply. I note her passion about this great service. It is something I share with her. The day care centre in Monasterevin is a new one that the Minister of State would be familiar with. It has capacity and I spoke to people there yesterday. They would love to talk to someone. I will take that up and get them to write in to the HSE services. I am sure that will form part of the new services in Monasterevin. The issue with Athy is that it is probably at capacity. Most people I spoke to there are living in the general Athy area. It is unfortunate that there is a lack of capacity in St. Vincent's hospital for the wonderful service. I am enthused by the Minister of State's reply. It is great that Government has recognised this and that the Minister of State has recognised the important social context of this as well as the health context. I thank her for her reply and look forward to the expansion of the services under her remit. This is a very positive reply and I thank the Minister of State for it. Maybe I could write to her about the couple of cases I had, so that she may take them up with the HSE. I appreciate her enthusiasm and work in this area.