Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE is notorious for telling us how difficult it is to get therapists. I know that is not always the case and lead-in times are nine to 12 months for it to hire a therapist, at best. Do the witnesses have experience of that in their organisations and how has it worked out for them?