Disability Services
Seanad Éireann — 2025-04-09
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Hildegarde Naughton (FG), Galway West

I thank the Senator again for raising the issue. The suite of supports that may be required for a person with Down's syndrome regression disorder can come from across the health and social care system, incorporating but not limited to supports from the mainstream healthcare system, such as hospital supports or primary care supports, as well as inputs from specialist disability services, depending on the presenting needs of the individual and the resulting appropriate care pathway. I am committed to ensuring that disability services are appropriately resourced to provide support for individuals who need them. I will raise it with Down Syndrome Ireland today and get feedback from its members about their lived experience with this.

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Sitting date: 2025-04-09