Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. My understanding of the implementation model was that CHO 6 and CHO 7 would be the locations for the two demonstrator projects. To clarify, nothing is in place as yet but those CHO areas will be the locations for the first demonstrator projects. That is my understanding, based on the reply of the Minister of State. Are there recruitment issues? Is there a shortage of candidates for recruitment to the five disciplines required for the teams? There is a chronic shortage of staff in the child services in CHO 7. The disability teams are at less than 30% staffing. Is that an impediment to progress in this context? Speech and language therapists are required for these teams and they are also required in children's disability services. Is there an impediment in the context of recruitment? Is there a timeline for when this will be delivered?