Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her time today and for her extremely effective work to date. In her statement, she outlined the €7.8 million to clear the backlog. This is very important in the assessment of needs. The Minister of State's monthly meetings with the community health organisations, CHO, heads have been an important part of doing that. What has the feedback been from the CHO heads? Being from the west of Ireland, like the Minister of State, we see many issues and barriers in trying to get information from the different service providers within the HSE. They outline the challenges they have in meeting the needs of children with disability services. They are conscious of the impact it has on children and families. I would like to get an understanding of what the dialogue is within those meetings.