The National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability has expressed concern over a guidance document that has been issued by the Health Service Executive to reopen day services.
Inclusion Ireland says day service capacity will be reduced, and the guidance is non-committal regarding reopening timelines.
Day services for people with disabilities have been closed for more than three months since Covid-19 restrictions were introduced.
Since then, families of people with intellectual disabilities have been caring for their loved ones at home.
When the latest Covid-19 restrictions were lifted, there were numerous calls for the HSE to publish guidelines to enable day service providers to reopen.
Inclusion Ireland says the 72-page document is non-committal on reopening timelines, and there are indications that someday service staff, who have been redeployed elsewhere, will not return immediately.
