Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What I am really pointing out is that a child is often five or six when he or she gets a first assessment of need. Parents do not understand that they will need another assessment and how it operates within a timeline or that one starts again. They are not receiving the service that is required. They are receiving it for a five-year old when they are 13. They are now back to waiting for the statement because it all starts again.