Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will ask Ms Anne O'Connor to respond, outlining it from the HSE's perspective. I had an excellent meeting recently in Government Buildings with some of the parents whose children had been impacted. The chief officer of Community Healthcare West, Mr. Tony Canavan, was present from the HSE as was a senior official from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. A number of undertakings were given at that meeting to try to provide support to the children who had been impacted. I suppose what was clear at that meeting and also in the Senator's outline today is not all of the supports required were health-related and some specifically related to the education sphere. It seemed to be a particular sticking point at that meeting. There was a commitment given that officials would meet and that they would then re-engage with the parents' groups. I hope and expect that this will happen. If the Senator hears anything to the contrary, please let me know. Ms O'Connor will now comment.