A local Sinn Féin TD has backed a motion calling for the full re-opening of Day services for people with disabilities.
Pauline Tully, the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Disability, says its vital people with disabilities are able to receive the full support they are entitled to.
The cross-party motion will be debated in the Dáil this evening.
Deputy Tully says some people who were receiving five full days of services per week before the pandemic are now only receiving one or two days per week.
She added that people working in the sector have warned that additional funding would be required to fully re-open, and it calling on the government to provide this funding.
Speaking to Shannonside Northern Sound, Deputy Tully explained how this extra funding would be used:
