Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand Deputy Broughan's frustration. I am very familiar with the work of the Irish Wheelchair Association. All organisations, no matter what Department they deal with, are governed by certain arrangements. If there has been a problem with the governance arrangements of the Irish Wheelchair Association, it has been said in the reply that the HSE is willing to talk to it and to try to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. There are rules and regulations however. When people were not adhering to certain governance measures in the past there were problems in services right across the board. It is important that any agency providing a service should meet the governance standards.

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