David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

I want to keep my train of thought on this point. What will happen is that a family or a person with a disability will have to interact with two officials when one person could easily do the work. It would be preferable for one person to get to know the family and the needs involved rather than for a second person to have to go over the same ground. We should examine the possibility of having one person do the two jobs outlined in the Bill. According to the wording in the Bill the HSE could appoint one person to do both jobs. That is not prohibited in the Bill.

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