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The Tanaiste has committed to raise the issue of funding for iCare and Bluestack Special Needs Foundation with the Minister of State for Disability.
Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn told Leo Varadkar in the Dail that the €36,000 sanctioned for each centre after a lengthy campaign does not go far enough.
Both iCare and Bluestack Special Needs Foundation have been providing a service for children with disabilities in Donegal for over 20 years through self-funding.
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed that he will follow-up on the issue after Deputy MacLaughlin indicated that months after being promised, the money still hasn t materialised:
The Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration has confirmed that work is ongoing to assist two Donegal facilities which are said to be under harrowing pressure financially.
Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has in the Dail, raised the need for funding to be sanctioned as a matter of urgency for both the Bluestack Special Needs Foundation and iCare, who have for many years been self funding. That was up until two years ago when a small amount of funding was delivered.
Bluestack is said to be only receiving a quarter of the funding it needs to provide its services while iCare is surviving on a third of the money needed to keep its doors open.