Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is often the case that when adults fight with each other the children are the losers in terms of the delivery of these services. I will pass on the information to the Minister on the particular case but it is not the particular case I want to highlight. Very often this is a postcode lottery, so to speak. The National Council for Special Education and the special educational needs organiser, SENO, will only be as good as the resources available in any given area. Where they are deficient in an area or where there is a dispute, that is where children run into difficulty. It is critical that the relationship between the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills is addressed and got right but I agree with the Minister. I do not believe it has ever functioned properly.

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