Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion
9:00 am
Dr. John Murphy:
Based on the contacts we have had from Dr. Colm Henry in the HSE we have arranged an initial meeting on 10 May to meet members of the parents group to discuss where we are with the issues. Obviously we take a lead from them because they have children who are affected and we do not quite know where they fit into the system at the moment. We do not know how robust and clear their diagnosis has been. We do not know what the gap in their services is and what they require. We need to build it up. We will have an initial meeting on 10 May. We will not be slow; we will move fast on this. It is an important issue for the families.