Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

This is out of 800 additional posts that he said were approved. With 700 existing vacancies, 165 job offers are not going to cut it. Maddie has waited half her life for the supports she urgently needs. She is suffering as a result of the lack of intervention. She is now likely to need surgery as a result. She cannot afford to wait any longer. Thousands of children are in the same situation and being referred to CDNTs that seem to not exist and promised services that fail to materialise. When are these children going to get the supports they need? When are these empty posts going to be filled? What are the CDNTs going to be properly resourced?

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