Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I think it is important to say that even where they are available, they categorise what is required, if a child is actually seen. We are not talking about cosmetic treatment here. We are talking about children who are in pain and have long-term problems that will cause multiples of that if they are not dealt with. As Deputy Hourigan said, it is gets to the extreme stage. Therefore, it is really important that this issue is tackled, because a price is being paid, whether it is pain or remediation later on. The system is just not functioning. As I have said, it is a postcode lottery and we do not even have information on some locations.