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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ..., it is even more frustrating because we know we have good people who know what they are doing but we cannot get children access to them. That is frustrating. Mr. Smyth of Tusla mentioned that 5,500 children are in the care of the State. How many of them are in specialist care? How many, because of the lack of access to care and other interventions, including medical care, therapy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Mr. David Walsh: The Senator mentioned a figure of more than €5 million that Tusla spends on services for children you might reasonably expect the HSE to provide. There are probably many more millions Tusla spends on other things that, if you were starting from scratch, you might say was HSE-type of expenditure but I am glad Tusla does provide the service. I am sorry the HSE does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...assessed. All the representatives have spoken about the money but the first thing they will say is "early intervention". I feel that we are neglected in Carlow. There is an issue with CHO 5 when it comes to staffing. I am not blaming staff by the way. I am not here to criticise anyone but the problem is that people have lost faith in the system. Families come to me and some of them...