Confusion over long-term plan for centre for disabled people in Kerry
In radio interviews and in a letter sent to parents on October 13 by St Mary’s, its manager Claire O’Dwyer assured parents “St Mary of the Angels is not closing”.
However, in response to parliamentary questions posed by Kerry-based TDs Michael Healy-Rae and John Brassil, the minister with responsibility for disabilities Finian McGrath said “the HSE had met with public representatives and were clear in stating that St Mary of the Angels will close over time”. Earlier in the same response, he said under HSE policy to move people with disabilities into the community, the HSE “ultimately want to eliminate all congregated settings” after 2021.
