Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I cannot agree with the line in Minister's response "I am assured by the agency that no child has been disadvantaged as a result of the realignment of services" because I am being told this is not the truth. I am told that there are children who will be disadvantaged, particularly those involved in group speech and language therapy sessions. I am told that their development will hindered as a result of these cuts. Perhaps this is a line the Minister has been given by the Child and Family Agency or Tusla. I, therefore, ask him to go back and investigate the matter further because I do not believe it to be the truth. I am told by those delivering the service that it is not the truth and think Senator Michael Mullins concurs with me. Will the Minister reassess the matter, ask those involved in the service about it and reassess whether the funding can be restored because its removal will certainly disadvantage children in the Ballinasloe area?