Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has been engaged with the Deputy and in various areas in the State. The Minister of State has taken to the road and is holding public meetings in different CHO areas to see what actions can be taken. As the Deputy recognises, it is not for the want of the Minister of State trying.

The occupational therapy and physiotherapy wait list initiative is managed by primary care services in Cavan and Monaghan. It offers assessment and brief intervention to children who are waiting for occupational therapy and physiotherapy. The initiative has commenced in 2022, with the HSE aiming to reduce the number of children on the waiting list over a 12-month period.

Those are two different initiatives that are under way, the primary care autism spectrum disorder waiting list initiative targeting the 130 children and this one. As the Deputy knows, it cannot come soon enough for the parents.

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