Teagmháil na nÓg, Tír an Fhia, Conamara
Deputy Connolly said she is very concerned with the news that a youth reach centre in Conamara is in danger of closure. Deputy Connolly said that this centre, Teaghmháil na nÓg, in Tír an Fhia, Ceantar na nOileán, Co. Galway is a centre that caters for teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18. It… Continue Reading
Continued closure of day-centre and 15 empty beds in public nursing home in Carraroe is unacceptable.
Deputy Connolly said the ongoing closure of the day-centre in Áras Mhic Dara, Carraroe is unacceptable. The day-centre closed on the 5th of March and over a month later remains closed. This is a centre in the heart of the Gaeltacht which provides an essential service to people aged 70-98. Up to March 5th… Continue Reading
New Psychiatric Unit: Galway University Hospital
Deputy Connolly says she has tabled a number of questions to the Mister for Health in relation to the delayed opening of the new psychiatric unit at Galway University Hospital. Dep Connolly said she was previously informed that the new 50-bed unit would be open by December 2017, which was itself following a previous delay.… Continue Reading
Closure of Time4Us
Further to the announcement by the Board of Directors of Time4Us that the service is to close at the end of March, 2018 Deputy Connolly said she immediately contacted the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone to see if she was aware of the proposed closure and to see what steps, if any,… Continue Reading
Imminent closure of Time 4 Us service in Galway
Deputy Connolly said that it has come to her attention that the Board of Directors for Time4Us has written to all parents informing them that the service will be closing on March 31st, 2018. This is a service that has been in existence for over 10 years having been established in 2007. During that period… Continue Reading
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