Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses are very welcome and I thank them both for their time. I want to get their views on the delay in access. Ms Kirkpatrick said parents were negotiating a labyrinth to try to even get access to speech and language therapists for their children. How long is it taking to get an assessment? Once parents decide there may be an issue with their little boy or girl that needs to be looked at, how long does it take to get an assessment for the child? Following the assessment, if it is deemed that speech and language therapy is required, how long does it take to get the therapy?