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Call for respite centre to be provided for south Leitrim

Mar 9, 2022 07:44 By Shannonside News
Call for respite centre to be provided for south Leitrim
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Councillor Paddy O' Rourke says it isn't acceptable that people in south Leitrim have to travel a long distance to access respite care

A Leitrim Councillor is calling on the HSE to provide a respite centre in South Leitrim.

At present, patients must travel to Tullaghan in the north of the county which Cathaoirleach Paddy O'Rourke believes is totally unacceptable.

He is now asking that the Health Service Executive make a property adjacent to St. Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon readily available.

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However the HSE has previously stated that adequate respite care is being provided in the county.

The Carrigallen native disagrees stating that the provision of such facilities is a necessity and long overdue.

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