Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Budget 2025 contained €2 million for the expansion of neurological services and funding for hospitals in Kerry, Portlaoise, Wexford, Mayo and Letterkenny. Clare and the mid-west region was the first to set up a community neurorehabilitation team in this country and it has been left behind. It has currently 5.6 whole-time equivalent posts when it requires 12. As this involves Article 26 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, I hoped the Tánaiste might provide clarification. I welcome the fact that the Government has acceded to the optional protocol but my understanding is that the Tánaiste and the Minister for Foreign Affairs must sign the instrument and deposit it with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and until such time, it is approval in principle.

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