Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 17 July 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities
Mr. John Dolan:
It is not just the disability sector that has the challenge, it is the State that has the challenge. I am not being bullish. There have always been amalgamations of organisations over time and organisations have also gone out of operation. The issue is identifying the best way to ensure that the voices of people and families are heard and that they are able to be involved. In all fairness, from my almost 40 years of involvement, doing mergers and acquisitions as would be done in the private sector does not work in public benefit organisations. We went from having ten or 11 health boards to having one. That is the final thing I will say. I thank the Chair.
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