During the previous lockdown people with disabilities, special needs children and adults, were left behind, and now, as we face into another lockdown, they are still left behind. I wish to speak about a mother who contacted me. I raised this here on 21 September, and now it is 21 October and there is still no sign of a place for her adult child. She went to Scoil Chormaic in Cashel, an excellent school. They do great work there, but there is no place for her child because the Brothers of Charity, who want to give the child a place, cannot get the funding from the HSE. There are many young adults and children with disabilities totally sidelined and marginalised. Their parents and carers are at their wits' end because these young adults and children need the stimulation of a school trip or school visit and the whole engagement and work that goes on there. I salute the front-line workers, but this is shocking, and the Taoiseach knows it. The HSE has dragged its feet all along and is not fit for purpose. People are being left behind and they are the most marginalised of all.

Resourcing has been made available through the HSE to the service providers to make sure they can continue restoring services for adults with disabilities. Notwithstanding going to level 5, it is our view that these services should be maintained to enable these adults to avail of the services. I agree with the Deputy on Scoil Chormaic. I have fond memories of visiting the school, both as Minister for Education and more recently, last year. It is a wonderful centre and does great work through a very good ethos. We will continue to do what we can within the constraints of the transmission of the virus to provide services for those whose difficulties the Deputy has raised.