John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not expect you to have the response since you only received it yesterday, but I wish to highlight the fact that the Carers Association and a parents group for children with disabilities have asked the committee to investigate what they believe to be the insufficient funding and poor management of existing resources for vital therapies and services for children with disabilities. They point to the inconsistencies and discretionary budget allocations across the different HSE regions. As a result of that, they suffer from a poor consistency in the delivery of services. In fact, in a border constituency such as Carlow-Kilkenny with its Laois border at Graiguecullen beside Carlow, there are often turf disputes over how services are delivered on the Laois side and on the Carlow side, depending on where one lives. Deputy Sean Fleming has encountered this as well.