Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise the matter of children with disabilities in County Meath who have been transferred to the south Louth team under the progressing disability services programme. Children who have been transferred to Louth now find they are not on any waiting list in either county. One family who contacted my office applied for respite for its child over three years ago and, despite fighting its case with the HSE for years, has been told Government intervention is required to resolve it. The child is nine years old and has mental and physical disabilities. They were transferred from Enable Ireland to the HSE's disability services in Louth last autumn. Since then, they have received no respite, no home help, no physiotherapy and no speech and language therapy. The family is under enormous stress as a result. What will the Government do to resolve this and ensure every child has access to the care he or she is entitled to?

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