Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise, as I have just come in from the transport committee. I listened to most of the contributions on a headset but I did not hear the entire debate. I have a number of questions for the witnesses and I value their answers more than what I will say.

I live very close to a primary care centre and I have some very small children at home. Developmental checks are crucial in the first and second years of a child's life. They identify if a child has failed to attain any of the benchmarks that are set and they can highlight a future difficulty a child may have, in terms of intellectual or physical disabilities. As Covid has ravaged its way through the health and economy of the country, how up to date are we with developmental checks? Are they happening when they need to happen and are we following up on them? I ask Mr. Sullivan to respond.