A south Roscommon pensioner says she's set to lose vital homecare support for her severely disabled daughter. Mary Moore's 49-year-old daughter Martina gets home-help on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, but that's due to be cut later this month.
Local councillor John Keogh says it's an absolutely outrageous way to treat a severely disabled person and her elderly parents. Mary, from Drum, says she's strongly opposed to the planned changes to her homecare package:
Mary is calling for more homecare support - as she doesn't want her daughter to go into residential care: