Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests. I compliment Mr. Reid on his visit to Mayo and elsewhere in the west. I know from speaking to officials in the county that the visit went down very well.

I refer to outreach services in CHO west. I was advised that an interim agreement was in place to allow all outreach and home-sharing agreements to continue as families transition to the new children's disability network teams. I have a concern relating to the move of autism-specific services. Those services were previously provided by an agency in County Mayo, namely, the Western Care Association. It provided a valuable service and had a significant number of staff and resources. Many of those affected are progressing onto the children's disability network teams but there is an issue in terms of where the autism supports lie. I ask for an update in that regard.