Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It gives me no pleasure to stand up here and address the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, again. I received a very distressing telephone call from a mother this morning whose beautiful daughter has not received any speech and language therapy since 2019. She said she is absolutely at the end of her tether. Her daughter is suffering with mobility issues because her physiotherapy sessions are few and far between. To put it very simply, the CDNT in New Ross is just not fit for purpose. There is no speech and language service, no occupational therapist and no dieticians. It cannot go on that we make these pleas week in, week out. This is probably my 45th time addressing this issue and nothing is changing. Will the Taoiseach please address this?

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