Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In the first instance, I commend Siobhán Campbell and Rachel Martin from Families Unite for Services and Support, FUSS, Ireland, who have been energised, despite everything that is going on in their lives and all their responsibilities, to organise and agitate with parents of children with disabilities in County Meath. It is a huge undertaking. They have clear requests and I will put some of them on the record. In child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in County Meath there is no specific learning disability team. There are such teams in other counties and there must be one in Meath.

On the issue of assessments of needs, the services are not available for children. There is an acute shortage of residential respite care in County Meath that has to be addressed. There is insufficient emergency respite in the county and one must go outside the county to Ardee or Balbriggan. There is a list and I will send it on. The Minister of State is aware of it. We must see progress on these matters.

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