Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Photo of Tom ClonanTom Clonan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Not at all. Deputy Ellis referred to the sign-off by GPs. Many disabled people have multiple consultants. My son, for example, has neurology and respiratory consultants. Which one would he go to for the sign-off? Does the Minister of State know what I mean? If the Minister of State is talking to the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, I suggest he tells him that it should be standardised as through a GP. The GP is the person who co-ordinates all of the different-----

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