A location for the new interim Children's Respite Centre for Monaghan has been announced. The news was confirmed to Senator Robbie Gallagher by the HSE. The centre will be located at Urbalkirk, approximately 8kms from Monaghan town. It will be a five bedded residential respite house inclusive of a self-contained apartment. This includes a studio style apartment with separate entrance and another ground floor bedroom which will be wheelchair accessible. The respite house will have a further three bedrooms upstairs as well as a relaxation/play room. The HSE has been advised by the Talbot Group that this was a very successful recruitment initiative with no immediate requirements for further recruitment days. The project will also be delivered with full time nursing support and will be operational no later than the 1st of October of this year.
Monaghan Senator Robbie Gallagher welcomed the news. Speaking to Northern Sound, he said that hopes this interim respite centre will help address the "chronic lack" of respite services in Co Monaghan. "I'm delighted with the news, I invited Minister Anne Rabbitte down to Monaghan a number of months ago and the Minister did make commitments then so I'm delighted to see that those commitments have been lived up to."
