Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the failure of the HSE to deliver dental services in Cavan-Monaghan and elsewhere due to staff shortages. According to the HSE's letter, current service provision is predominately emergency only, yet the HSE has refused to pay for children who subsequently had to seek private treatment. In the same way, with the Department of Education and Science, it has failed to provide education structures for a child, although there was total agreement to provide such structures two years ago based on autism difficulties. The parents of the child have received a number of written commitments but as yet there has been no delivery. It is clear that the financial difficulties of the HSE and the Government are being imposed on the weakest section of the community, children and young people with specific difficulties.

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