Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

The Minister replied to me last May saying that the HSE had established a community nursing national oversight group in 2022. What has that group done? We have known that there is a crisis in public health nursing for the last two, three and four years. What are we doing to fundamentally resolve that issue? It is a postcode thing. Children in areas like Drimnagh, Crumlin, Walkinstown and Islandbridge are not getting their developmental checks. I have also had to represent a number of elderly people who are trying to get support in their homes. You are running around on a helpline and going from one person to the next. It is just not good enough. I thank the Minister for saying that he will raise this. Will he get back to us directly at that point to let us know what is happening in the area and what emergency supports he is going to give to make sure these children get their checks?

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