Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would appreciate that. The parents are very worried and probably a bit perturbed when they are contacted the HSE, not with a date but to ask whether they have already taken action by going to the North. As much as we want public provision, we need to find a solution for these patients similar to category four patients. I ask for that note as soon as possible. It would really make a difference.

I was contacted by a parent who is particularly worried. The child will be 17 this Christmas and has been waiting a number of years for this treatment and the parent is afraid the child will age out. Those are the circumstances we need to deal with. Another case involves a 37-year-old woman with a diagnosis of autism. She needs particular treatment relating to an abscess in her teeth and jaw. She thought she had found a solution through the cross-Border initiative in April but she does not have it at this point. I will give the details to the Minister. This is someone in severe pain. We have made representations to the HSE.

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