Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I recognise that funding for disability services has increased and nobody is denying it but there is a fundamental issue here. There is more money going in but fewer services being delivered. There are more people on waiting lists but fewer hours are being provided. Something is not working and we need to get to the bottom of it. The transition from child services into adult services is a disaster, and people who have day services and respite services lose them as soon as they reach 18 and are put back on a waiting list. We need care paths, and it is not just about the money. It is about good management and good strategies being put in place.

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