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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: I had several meetings with the HSE and Tusla regarding a particular child. There was a child protection issue for the whole family based on the child engaging in self-harm. He was an 11-year-old. As an organisation, Tusla promised the sun, moon and stars as regards supports. There were no supports forthcoming and, when the holidays came, the mother was unable to take the child back home....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: As a result of Tusla not providing the supports it said it would ensure were provided, that child is now in residential care at a cost of €37,000 per month. That is not what annoyed everybody, however. What annoyed everybody was that the child was taken into University Hospital Waterford under section 12 and was provided with 24-hour care in the hospital under supervision from Tusla....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: He needed a disability residential placement but the engagement from Tusla that was promised-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: What do you mean? I am sorry but, in fairness, I put something very simple to Ms Duggan. I said that I engaged with Tusla as well as with the HSE. There seems to be an awful problem whereby, when they come together, it is nobody's business. Tusla can say it is a matter for the HSE, as Ms Duggan just did, and the HSE can say it is a matter for Tusla.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: The residential placement had to be taken up because Tusla fell down on providing supports to the parent and family. It did not provide the supports it promised.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: You engaged with me, as a representative, and you engaged with the family.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: Ms Duggan did not personally but Tusla did.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: I believe that case has come to an end. The issue is that supports-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: It happens every day. Supports are promised and never employed.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: There is no point in engaging. The child is now in residential care.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: No, what is important is that, when care is promised, it is delivered. If it cannot be delivered, that should be said.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: The process is just too slow. As I have said, Tusla's statement from 2020 reflects what Ms Duggan is saying today. I am afraid I see no improvement.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: I will point out to Ms Duggan that the figures I have show that there are 60 fewer from 2021 to 2022.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: Tusla is also down two nurses. Where it comes-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the severe shortage of school places for children with moderate to severe profound general learning disabilities in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what provisions are being made to accommodate the reported 46 children with moderate to severe profound general learning disabilities who have been unsuccessful in their applications for the 2024/2025 academic year to a special school (details supplied) in Enniscorthy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8801/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8802/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: 598. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the HSE changes to financial supports to cancer patients for prosthesis costs and mastectomy bra costs; what engagement his Department had with the HSE as regards these changes; if the Minister will seek an immediate reversal of these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Feb 2024)

Verona Murphy: 524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointments for primary care psychology in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8912/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Verona Murphy: 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...