Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The HSE carried out a review of autism services in the recent past. I want to focus on one sector, namely, that relating to specialised training of dogs for children with severe autism. That sector is completely devoid of funding. There is not even a waiting list for families to get on at the moment to try to get a dog for a child who has severe autism. It is a sector for which funding should be provided. These dogs are a major help for those children who have severe autism. It represents a severe slight on us that we have not even got a waiting list for people to get on.

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