§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the holiday centres which have medical supervision for disabled persons; and if he will indicate how many places are available for such cases in each of the areas under the control of the respective area boards for health and social services.
§ Mr. Concannon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th July 1976; Vol. 915, c. 478], gave the following information:
Holiday places are provided for the disabled by the health and social services boards at the following residential homes; the Metropole, Portrush; Rath-moyle, Ballycastle; and St. Leonards, Warrenpoint. Holidays for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis are provided at the Peter Stott Martin House, Cullybackey. Short-stay accommodation —provided for disabled persons in order to relieve stress in their families—is arranged when needed at other residential homes and at centres run by voluntary organisations. Medical cover in the form of visits by a local general practitioner is arranged where necessary 613W and some nursing care is usually available. In the case of severely disabled persons who are heavily dependent on nursing care or who require specialised medical treatment short stay places are provided in hospital.
The total number of places is thus flexible.