Question from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - PQ 40564-26

To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the current number of residential respite beds available for adults with disabilities in the HSE South-West region; the projected number of additional beds expected to come on stream through current developments (including the Talbot Group facility in Ballybranagh, Midleton and the extension at Praxis Care Crobally House); the forecasted demand for residential respite placements in the region over the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.