Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know the Taoiseach will share the frustration of many parents of children with different abilities as they wait for assessments of need and then interventions, treatments and therapies. One of the real difficulties in delivering that service is the level of vacancies for the posts. In CHO, 9, my CHO, we have a vacancy rate of 35%. It is difficult for any service to deliver if 35% of posts are empty. Will the Taoiseach outline what the Government strategy is on recruitment for posts in this sector and what we can do to ensure that parents and children get the services they are entitled to?

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