Ms Cara Darmody:

There are three things I mainly want the committee to do. First, parents should not have to pay privately for services that they are already entitled to. They should not have to pay for private services. As my Dad said, you cannot use the term "early intervention" anymore because you have to pay for it privately, which is a big problem. Second, the HSE must be made accountable for the lack of action. The HSE is not accountable and that must change urgently. Third, the main thing, which links to everything, is a change of attitude. People need to treat this like a house that is on fire. Like I said in my speech, it needs to be treated like an emergency and like the house is on fire and that is not being done. People need to change the way they think of things. Those are the three things I want to change.