Cope Foundation moves to reassure families about key Cork facility

Sean Abbott, chief executive, Cope Foundation, said: 'Our focus is on ensuring people get the support they need, closer to their own community. The money saved on transportation and the upkeep of an older site can be put to a much better use for their benefit.'

The Cope Foundation has reassured families attending its QDS day service in Togher in Cork that the facility will not be closed down until places in alternative community hubs have been secured.

It comes as the organisation said it commenced discussions with those who use the services at QDS and their families about a medium-term plan to migrate those services to more suitable settings.