Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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454. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that all local TDs in County Tipperary were not invited to the meeting he convened with relevant local stakeholders and some local public representatives regarding the future of a home (details supplied) that took place on 29 July 2022. [42223/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I would like to inform the Deputy that An Taoiseach Micheál Martin was asked by Deputy Michael Lowry during Leaders Questions on the 13^thof July to meet with representatives of the local action group in relation to Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit. The Deputy also suggested that myself and Minister Donnelly be in attendance. The Taoiseach accepted the meeting on the basis of this request and myself, the Minister for Health, along with officials from the HSE and the Department of Health met with the representatives of the local action group in Government Buildings on Friday 29^thJuly 2022.

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) following correspondence from the organisation. [44192/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Matters raised in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy, relate to litigation that has been delegated to the State Claims Agency, by Government Order. The Deputy will appreciate that it is not possible for me to comment on matters that are sub-judice.

However, I am happy to inform the Deputy that I met with members of the organisation in February last and assured them of the Government’s commitment to provide them with the necessary health supports to meet their related needs.

Following that meeting, the designated senior manager in the Health Service Executive who liaises with Irish thalidomide survivors, commenced a process to develop recommendations for future planning and pathways of care for survivor’s health care needs now and into the future.

The recommendations will also inform the work already underway in the Department to provide these health and personal social supports on a statutory footing as committed to by the Government.