Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Between parents coming into my office worried sick about the time it is taking to get an ASD assessment and school principals contacting me in desperation about their SNA allocations for the coming year, it is clear that the issue of supports for children is growing more urgent by the week. The response to a parliamentary question I put down last September showed that 294 children had been waiting more than 12 months for an assessment at that time. When I submitted the same question at the end of April, that figure had increased to 436. I do not want to put the question forward again in September and be told there has been another increase. These are real children with skills and talents to offer the world. We must do all we can to ensure they can flourish in their full potential. They must not be left behind. I hope I have convinced the Minister of State that an intervention in County Wexford is urgently needed.

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