Disability Services
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-28
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Emer Higgins (FG), Dublin Mid-West

Senator Cosgrove is right. There are wonderful supports available through MS Ireland in her region. It provides a range of supports in the community for people with MS, but also for their families, which is really important too. MS Ireland plays an important role when it comes to supporting, educating and advising persons with MS and their families from diagnosis right throughout their journey. Specifically on the north west and Sligo and Leitrim in particular, I confirm that the HSE does remain committed to working with stakeholders, including MS Ireland, to explore opportunities that would enhance service provision for people in the region with MS. That is subject to the availability of resources.
I will just take a moment to wish people a very happy World MS Day on Saturday. I thank all of the volunteers and community support workers up and down the country who have given so much of their time to organise events that will be happening throughout the weekend in many counties. I wish them the very best of luck, every success and hopefully a little bit of sunshine for their events.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-28