The Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 has heard that the resumption of some day services for people with intellectual disabilities may not happen until December or January next year.
Inclusion Ireland, a national association which represents people with intellectual disabilities, told the committee that most families have been told day services will reopen in September.
The association's Community Engagement Manager Mark O'Connor said some will open in August. However, he said there are also indications that some services may not open until December or January.
He was responding to the Sinn Féin TD Kathleen Funchion who described the response as "shocking". TDs have been hearing how family carers are suffering and how people with