Wednesday, 28 July 2010 16:37
Respite services provided by the Brothers of Charity at Bawnmore in Limerick for carers in the Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary area will be reinstated from August 16, according to Clare Fine Gael TD, Joe Carey. The service was withdrawn due to lack of funding on June 14. Although the service is to be reinstated, Deputy Carey says he understands there are significant funding shortfalls which could jeopardise the delivery of the essential services. "It is unacceptable that the parents and the clients of this service would be asked to fund-raise for an essential service that should be there as a right for the most vulnerable in our society. This is the reason we pay our taxes, so that government provides these essential services and not waste the tax intake on bailing out banks and developers",he said.
Tom McCullough
Above: Deputy Joe Carey
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