Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Disability services in south Tipperary are falling apart at the seams. I have raised the issue of the catastrophic vacancies in the CDNT teams. There is a large number of vacancies and children are suffering. They are waiting years for the most vital basic disability services. This is the case for all services for children. Scoil Aonghusa, Cashel, is full to the brim. Two mothers in Clonmel, Sabrina and Stephanie, are so frustrated they are organising a rally tomorrow at the Main Guard in Clonmel. Countless families have been waiting four, five and six years. Many people are worried because they cannot get school places in special schools or special units for September. It will be a worry all through the summer. They have no place to go. They might have to keep their children back in preschool for an extra year. It is very frustrating and irritating. We need the vacancies filled urgently.

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