Dr. Niall Muldoon:

That is part of it. The forward planning is only on a 12-month basis. Molly was born and had severe disabilities. She is non-verbal and is not able to toilet herself or maintain hygiene. She has certain needs, including nappies, for all her life. One can prepare and budget for that over the long term, as opposed to fighting every year and saying we will not pay for the nappies now but they might come in January because the budget will be different. That is not child-centred. A child-centred approach means that when somebody asks for resources and once it is a legitimate claim, it should be easy to get.