Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

One of the things the Debra group was looking for was a care co-ordinator. It is a small group. Would that be possible in the context of the service plan? Is the HSE specifically looking at that for those individuals? The witnesses are saying they will try to base it around the home. It would make sense if those families got access. What they said to us was that if the bandage is the wrong size, that is a problem for the child straight away, and that happens in the system. There is a specific size the child might need. If the child is getting older, it might need to be adapted. The families were saying they may have to go to the local hospital or travel long distances to get a basic thing like the bandages. The other point was the over-reliance on agency staff for a lot of services. When trained-up staff are in place, it is less of an impact on the child or adult. It makes it easier for them to get these bandages which have to be done.