Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2025-03-20
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Michael Cahill (FF), Kerry

St. Francis Special School at Beaufort, County Kerry, is a fantastic facility. We should be striving to develop a centre of excellence there for respite facilities for children with special needs and all types of disability. These services are under threat throughout County Kerry. It was recently announced that day services at Cahersiveen, based in a building purchased by a local charity group there, Cúnamh Iveragh, are to be curtailed. The lands at Whitefield, Beaufort, were generously donated by the Doyle family many years ago, specifically for children with disabilities and special needs. In the recent past, there were moves to close St. Mary of the Angels at Beaufort.
Respite is a huge problem in every corner of County Kerry. There is a massive shortage of beds for children and their carers, who are at the end of their tether. The carers are doing-----

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Sitting date: 2025-03-20