Ms Olivia Flanagan:

Each branch in Down Syndrome Ireland is hugely different. Ms Moran and I are in the Carlow branch and we are a very small branch in comparison to the Cork branch, which is a massive branch. They can provide the services to their families whereas we cannot provide the services. We are heavily dependent on the HSE providing those services. Down Syndrome Ireland is not providing the services. It is the county branch itself that is providing any services, if at all. We are heavily dependent on the HSE and our children are not getting services from the HSE. We are extra disadvantaged because we are a small branch.