In County Wexford, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland provides crucial services to brain injury survivors in the community, such as the home and community rehabilitation and assisted living services, alongside a clubhouse service in Wexford, which I have had the great pleasure of visiting and had a tour of. The clubhouse provides peer support and group rehabilitation.

This week, thousands of homes in Wexford are receiving an appeal form. Acquired Brain Injury Ireland is asking for financial supports by way of donation. The campaign is spearheaded by Wexford's own Karina Browne, a remarkable woman who has made an incredible journey of brain injury rehabilitation. Karina is beautiful, funny and kind-hearted and is an inspiration to many in Wexford. Her journey of the past 17 years is one of strength and determination, aided by the incredible work of the acquired brain injury team.

Government funding for these crucial services is essential. Will the Tánaiste pledge increased direct funding supports to acquired brain injury services nationwide, including specific funding to the Wexford group?

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue and join her in recognising the extraordinary work done by Acquired Brain Injury Ireland. In our budget of last year for this year, as she will be aware, for the first time we funded a national network of neurorehabilitation nurses. I have met, for example, stroke clinicians who made the point that while our hospital-based stroke services have gone from strength to strength in terms of rapid response, with very quick and advanced technologies, when patients leave hospital the rehab for stroke and other acquired brain injuries is not where it needs to be. This year, therefore, as the Deputy will be aware, we are deploying our first-ever network of neurorehabilitation nurses, and in the budget this year for next year, I am delighted to say the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is funding an additional two teams, one of which relates to community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5.