Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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712. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in relation to opening day-care centres for older persons which play an important role in their well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17053/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Community services such as day care play an important role in enabling older people to continue living in their communities. My Department and the HSE are undertaking work to determine the current level of service delivery in the community and to set out plans, including associated required capacity, to resume services, including day services, in line with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business and the ‘Return to work safely’ protocol. This process will take on board the learning of the current period, including the possibility of delivering services in a new way, and the requirement to adhere to public health guidance. This means that services will gradually be restored to older people as it becomes safe to do so and may be delivered in new ways to ensure this.