Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to bring the Tánaiste's attention to the lack of services in Dublin Mid-West. I have a constituent from Clondalkin who needs a mobility scooter. He has been told that he must wait 37 months for an occupational therapist appointment in Rowlagh. In Newcastle, we have no public health nurses for one housing estate, but we have for the housing estate beside it. It is the same in north Clondalkin. Finally, we have no special educational needs officer for Clondalkin. I have families who are desperately trying to get a special educational school place for their child with little or no assistance. I have three questions. Does the Tánaiste think it is unacceptable for a person needing a mobility scooter having to wait three and a half years for an appointment? Does he think it is unacceptable that children are not receiving developmental checks? Does he think it is unacceptable for parents of children with disabilities to have no support in finding a school place?

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