I raise again the urgent need to improve services in Cavan and Monaghan for persons with disabilities. The present totally inadequate day activation unit at Rathcorrick, Cavan town, needs to be replaced with a modern facility that caters properly for the needs of service users. A new day activation unit must have the capacity to provide for increased numbers of attendees. The young adults in need of the service have waited for far too long for an appropriate modern unit. I am anxious to have the proposal for substantial investment in Drumlin House day services in Cootehill progressed quickly. New facilities are needed to provide properly for an increasing number of trainees. Day services, provided in an activation unit or training centre, are vital for the well-being of the young people, who, with their complex needs, face particular challenges day in, day out. I continue to support the parents in their efforts to have such proper facilities provided at both sites.

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