Tony Kett (Fianna Fail)

I think Senator Terry expressed a doubt that the service statement may not be met, as distinct from the assessment. My understanding is that the service statement is resource led and consequently, the service statement, when initiated, will be met. That might not always be possible, although I agree that the principle is a good thing. It might be a good thing to prioritise. I am thinking of someone sitting in a case conference with a multidisciplinary team with parents. A parent, with the best will in the world, may want something different for their child than the multidisciplinary team. The parent may want, as a priority, that the child walks to the best of his or her ability, whereas a multidisciplinary team may prioritise special seating. The amendment refers to meeting the needs of the applicant and the period of time required by the person or persons for the provision of each of these services. That does not allow for the viewpoint of a parent, as suggested in subsection (2). The parent has a major role to play in this, but is omitted in the scenario that I described above.