Question from Deputy Michael Cahill - PQ 62496-25

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality when the parents and families of adults with special needs and profound disabilities will get the respite in County Kerry; her views on whether the number of respite beds available to Kerry families is unacceptable and falls far short of what is required; the steps being taken to address this urgent matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.