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

On the CDNTs, from what I can see - I can only judge by the cases I have come across, some of which have been the most extreme and harrowing of cases - the services might as well not exist. People do not even get a call back and people who have the most extreme cases are being told to come back in a year's time. Is it a postcode lottery with a particular issue in one CHO area or is it an issue across the board? Is it a funding or staffing issue? What is the impediment to delivering these critical services?