Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I presume what they do in the UK could be easily and simply applied here as well, as well as the assessment they use there. It seems very strange that is not being done. A number of people have talked about the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, and the failures. Mr. Harris has referenced some of the workplace planning and the issues around keeping staff. Is it the best model, in Mr. Harris’s opinion? Should we go down the road, as Deputy Ó Murchú referenced, of putting more therapies and supports in schools? The CDNTs are not working because they are totally understaffed. I have just heard that the last speech and language therapist in the Cavan CDNT has left or is about to leave. That is leaving many families with no support whatsoever. Does the HSE need to revisit the whole issue? Has Mr. Harris an opinion on that?