Departmental Funding
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-20
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Danny Healy-Rae (IND), Kerry

I respectfully ask the Minister to address the crisis in respect of the shortage of funding to deal with the provision of services by the Kerry Parents and Friends Association as section 39 workers who are struggling to continue to provide necessary services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
They do specialised, challenging work and operate to the highest standards. On top of everything else, they have not been paid the Covid-19 bonus payment of €1,000.

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Sitting date: 2022-10-20