Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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586. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts made by the Health Service Executive to resolve the situation at Cregg House Sligo; the arrangements have been put in place for the delivery of care since notice was given by Wisdom Services over a year ago that they could not continue to provide the services with the limited budget provided by the HSE; his views on the joint comparative cost exercise carried out by the HSE which revealed that the staffing costs of providing a service at Clonmahon was €40,000 greater that Cregg House; when this issue will be resolved; the steps taken by his Department to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42379/13]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Wisdom Services provided intellectual disability services for 200 service users (110 on campus). The service was operated by the Daughters of Wisdom, trading as Wisdom Services. The Daughters of Wisdom indicated they were withdrawing from the service in 2012. Following lengthy negotiations between the HSE and the Daughters of Wisdom a termination agreement was signed by both parties in July 2013 for the HSE to take on the provision of the service from the 1st of October 2013.

The HSE took over the running of Wisdom Services from 1 October 2013 and is continuing to work with the Parents and Guardians, Staff and trade unions to ensure a quality service to clients.

In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.