The Evening Herald feature my raising with the cut backs to St Mary’s Hospital. If you combine this with the cut backs to the Sancta Maria Day Care Centre it shows a sustained loss of common sense and morality. Crazy stuff.
August 31, 2010
NAVAN ROAD COMMUNITY UPDATE
ARD CUAN RESPITE HOUSE – FIGHTING THE CLOSURE
The Ard Cuan respite centre on the Old Cabra Road provides care for 84 families, among them young children and elderly parents in need of regular professional care. The centre has provided people with Down Syndrome and intellectual disabilities with a break away from home for more than 15 years as well as other essential care facilities. Families received two weeks notice of the intended closure of this centre. This is completely unacceptable. I have raised this issue in the Seanad where I sought a commitment from the Minister for Health that the HSE and the Daughters of Charity would work together to maintain these services. I hope that by the time you read this that we have been successful in stopping this closure and I will continue to do all I can to support the families who depend on this centre.
July 1, 2010
Closure of Respite Services
I raised the issue of the closure of respite services provided by the Daughters of Charity in an adjournment debate last night. I am doing all I can to help with this terrible issue. It was raised by Enda with the Taoiseach this morning.
The below is the response that I received from the Government:-
June 30, 2010
Cutting in Respite Care Services
Last night I attended a public meeting on the cutting of respite services for parents and family members looking after a family member with an intellectual disability. There was between 200 and 250 people at the meeting. In my many years of attending such meetings it was the most upsetting meeting I’ve ever attended.
June 25, 2010
LOCAL PLANNING UPDATE ON DOMINICAN CONVENT LAND
Summary
As part of the City Plan Development Process the City Manager has recommended a change in the zoning status of land within the Dominican Convent. While the City Manager can recommend zoning changes, this is a decision made by elected Councillors.
Your local Fine Gael councillors will not support changing this land to a residential zoning. This is because of the unsuitable location of this land for further residential development and because there is now a sufficient quantity of zoned residential land to cater for current and future housing needs.
May 31, 2010
