Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the increased waiting lists for services to children with autism spectrum disorder; the increasing number seeking speech and language and occupational therapy services in the eastern region who are forced to go on waiting lists rather than receive services; this together with the deficiency of school places with home tuition being accepted as a stop gap measure by parents; and the failure to provide adequately for predictable needs and fund services which has resulted in a situation where all of the children of the State are not cherished equally.

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