Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will conclude. The funding is there to provide the adaptation scheme but people cannot get the occupational therapy appointments they need. When a person is waiting up to a year for an appointment and occupational therapy assessment, he or she might need and accident and emergency department or orthopaedic intervention if he or she ends up in hospital. It is important that we look at improving our allied health professions and intervention at a primary care level.

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