Intellectually disabled adults face losing 60 carers in funding crisis

THE jobs of 60 highly trained personnel who care for intellectually disabled adults in Limerick and Clare are under threat.

Bob Sillery, chief executive of the Brothers of Charity service, warned yesterday up to 100 of the 387 adults being cared for at Bawnmore residential centre in Limerick, and local community centres, will have services curtailed or terminated if funding does not come immediately from the HSE.

“We are desperate and in constant contact with the HSE about an impossible situation. If we don’t get word on the €1.5 million funding we are owed in the next few days, we will have to consult with the unions and put a plan into place regarding staff,” he said.