Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The difficulty mentioned by the Deputy was that up to this point, the community waiting times were significant but a child in a specialist school got it as part of the school’s service. As we are mainstreaming people with disabilities, we are hoping the service will be delivered in the community for everyone.