Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The report prepared and published by the national narcolepsy study steering committee was produced more than one year ago. In the Minister's response at the time of publication he stated that a package of supports would be in place before the summer recess. That was in 2012. We are now almost at the summer recess of 2013 and there is no permanent package of supports in place. There is no across-the-board package of supports which the parents have identified as a requirement for them and their children to cope with the condition, which must be most upsetting to deal with given all the situations that it can entail. Why has it taken the Minister so long to meet them?

Will the Minister be particular and give an indication of a date? He talks about shortly but that is non-specific. I do not understand why he has not met them already.

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