Disability services facing €40m deficit because of coronavirus says chief

"Services and supports to people with disabilities, were in a bad place before Covid-19 struck," he said. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

TDs have heard a stark warning about the mental health of people with disabilities and their carers following Covid-19.

The Dáil's Covid-19 committee was told there is another pandemic about to hit of burnout for carers.