I will raise something that I mentioned when I was first elected at the start of the year, the An Saol Foundation in Ballymun. It was led by Reinhard Schäler, who the Leader will remember being in the House. This cause has been championed tirelessly by Councillor Gayle Ralph, who is with us in the Gallery today. It does amazing and life-changing work. It is for people with acquired brain injuries and their families, allowing them to find dignity, hope and support through the service.

The foundation has planned for quite some time to build Teach An Saol on the Ballymun site that has already been secured by Dublin City Council. It is exactly what has been missing in the sphere of acquired brain injury. According to the State's own evidence, a HSE review in 2003, this model works and we need to implement and support it properly. It should be expanded. That is the Ballymun idea. An Saol assembled an international team of architects and engineers to design a comprehensive national centre. It was meant to have a day centre, a respite centre, therapies and, crucially, life and living spaces where people could live, rehabilitate and thrive. Despite all this, here we are a year and a bit later and we are only progressing phase 1, the day service, which is moving from Santry to Ballymun, rather than moving on the commitment behind phase 2, the residential and respite elements that make the whole pathway work. They are not extras. They are absolutely essential. Right now, consultants in trauma hospitals across the country are saying that expensive beds are being taken up by people who do not need them because there is nowhere else to send them. We are also sending young people to nursing homes. The State itself has said that must end.

Teach An Saol is shovel-ready. It is an evidence-based solution and the State has said it is going to back it. We need a clear and defined pathway and timeline for this to proceed. I refer not only to phase 1 but also to phase 2, which includes the residential and respite services. We need to ensure there is full support for the national roll-out of such a model, which delivers dignity, independence and rehabilitation. Teach An Saol shows this is possible. The Government must now put its money where its mouth is and honour its commitment.