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Government proposes initiative to address financial crisis at St John of God Community Services Disability and mental health service providers conducting sustainability assessment
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The Department of Health has proposed a new initiative to deal with serious financial issues at one of of the country’s main disability and mental health service providers, St John of God Community Services, which had warned Ministers that it could potentially face a disorderly collapse.
St John of God Community Services told staff on Thursday that following the intervention of the new secretary general of the Department of Health Robert Watt, it and the HSE had been asked to develop a new “sustainability impact assessment”.
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Representatives from St Mary of the Angels in Beaufort met with officials from the Department of Health to outline their concerns for the future of the facility.
St Mary of the Angels (SMOA) is home to 76 people who are severely and profoundly physically and intellectually disabled.
Recently, their parents and relatives expressed concern around plans for the future of the facility.
This followed recent news that St John of God Community Services, the current provider, may have to sell off their assets and properties to meet their debts.
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The meeting was organised and attended by Minister for Education and Kerry Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley, along with the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability Anne Rabbitte and a number of her officials from the Department of Health.