Ms Samantha Kenny:

I will answer the question about who committee members should talk to in order to get a proper overview of boundaries in disability services. It is front-line workers, but the problem is there needs to be a way for them to talk in an anonymous fashion as they will be afraid to speak up because of how it will impact them in their jobs, careers or lives. If you want to know how boundaries are affected and how disability services need to be fixed, talk to the people on the ground. I have not met a therapist yet who does not want what is best for anybody on his or her client list. Therapists want what is best. I have spoken to them and they have said their hands are tied by the number of people they have to see and the funding they have. They would do so much more if they could, but they cannot. This includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, OTs, speech and language therapists, social workers and everybody at the lower level. I know this sounds ridiculous but cut out the management and go directly to the source to make sure it is done in a way that remains anonymous, so they speak freely knowing they do not have to worry about having some sort of hit-back at them. I hope that answers what the Deputy asked.