Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I really do appreciate that. I am not misquoting the Minister but I believe he is saying, and what I heard, is "something good". That gives me comfort. If I am messaging back to the people who are contacting me, and if people are watching these proceedings, there is hope in what the Minister is saying that a solution can be found. I will draw the line under that piece and I thank the Minister.

On Building Momentum, on pay parity and all of those, we all recognise there is a process under way. I acknowledge fully that part of the reason for this Supplementary Estimates process is to fund or to underpin the costs of that. This is absolutely acknowledged and we recognise that there are processes under way that are outside of these walls that have to be gone through. This is acknowledged. I get a little bit confused, however, on the number of initiatives. I will try to distil it down. A family approaches a constituency TD like me with a child who needs access to a range of services. I try to interpret the language coming from the Department and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte's section, in relation to what is the roadmap for children's disability services or what the action plan for disability services looks like. I get a little bit confused between the two initiatives to be honest. What would I say to a family that will need access to any number of services, one or all, an assessment or whatever it is? What comfort can we give families in respect of what the Minister is seeking to achieve through the various policy initiatives that the Minister has outlined in his statement here today? For instance, the Minister stated:

we have developed a comprehensive action plan to help improve and expand services out to 2026. I very much look forward to launching this plan very soon.

What does that actually mean for a family that will approach me this afternoon or tomorrow about their child or about a family member who will need services? Can the Minister just delve a little bit deeper into that for me?