Local TD angered by moves to convert HIQA approved buildings at Cloonamahon for office use
A Sligo Leitrim TD has highlighted issues which are impacting the provision of respite services and long-term residential care for people with disabilities in the north west. Speaking recently in the Dáil Deputy Martin Kenny says it beggars belief that HSE are attempting to convert residential HIQA approved buildings…
Funding needed for seven-day respite service in Tullaghan
Sligo county councillors are to call on the Minister for Health to provide the necessary funding for a seven-day respite service for those with disabilities at a centre in Tullaghan in north Leitrim. There is currently a five-day service in Tullaghan, which covers the Sligo/Leitrim area. It replaces a former…
January 13th the date for opening of Seaview Respite Centre in Mountcharles
It is now expected that the Seaview House Respite Centre in Mountcharles in County Donegal will open on January 13th. The centre provides residential respite services for families in the South Donegal area. RehabCare, which has been awarded the contract to operate the centre, had said it would open ‘in…
More Concerns as Seaview Respite Care may not likely to reopen until 2020
There are now fresh fears that Seaview Respite House in Mountcharles may not reopen until 2020. It follows a letter to Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher from Minister for Disabilities Finian McGrath which states that additional fire compliance works are being undertaken with a completion date of November 22nd.…
Local Councillor describes closure of respite service as ‘incompetent’
The closure of a respite service in the region has been described as ‘incompetent’ by a local councillor. Sinn Feinn Cllr, Thomas Healy is making the comments after the Bayview Respite House in Tullghan, Co. Leitrim was recently closed, temporarily, due to non compliance with fire regulations. He says the…
HSE says five-day respite service will be provided at Seaview House in Mountcharles
The HSE says there will be an increase in the respite service from three to five days at Seaview House in Mountcharles. Last week, Donegal councillor Noel Jordan called for clarity about the services. Cllr Jordan pointed out that there had been an announcement last November that a new service…
New respite service to open in Tullaghan in March
A new respite service for those with disabilities is expected to open in March in Tullaghan in north Leitrim. It follows the closure of the Solas Centre in Ballytivnan in 2017, which affected at least 28 families of people needing respite in the Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal area. Sinn Fein Councillor…