Family of a person with disabilities ­living in Cork were offered respite care on the other side of the country in Donegal, the chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters has said. Michael Moynihan said he is ­“deeply frustrated” with the lack of services, particularly respite care, afforded to people with disabilities following the publication of his committee’s review of the sector. Mr Moynihan said the committee heard how one Cork family was told by a national administrator for respite care that they could travel to Donegal if they wanted the service. “What I would like to see changed is that instead of it being means tested, it is care tested. So if the care is necessary, or if the care is deemed to be there, that the State should provide payment for the care,” he said.

Source: Irish Independent February 13, 2024 11:11 UTC