Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In schools is where I would have them. The Progressing Disability Services, PDS, programme has a different view, but coming from an education background, that is what I believe. We had it ad hocin the past before PDS and it worked in many areas. To be fair to the HSE, it will argue that children who were not in special schools did not get the same level of access, but children in special schools have severe and profound issues that need attention from the variety of therapists.

The issue described by Deputy Martin Kenny is not acceptable. Dual diagnosis and treatment should be available. There is an obligation on the HSE to provide for that young child and not to close doors to the treatment she requires.

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