Committee on Autism first public meeting next Tuesday – Committee member Jennifer Carroll Mac Neill outlines the work plan
I have been a TD since 2020 and I have been deeply struck by the lack of services and the pace of delivery for children with autism , although there has been considerable progress there is clearly more to do and significantly more to do on the provision of therapeutic services .
Disability Specialists and Day Care Staff will be moved to work on booster roll-out
People with disabilities are to suffer yet again during this Pandemic with key specialists to continue to be re-deployed by the HSE and work on the National Vaccine Roll-Out plan as the HSE struggle to find that 1000s of staff required to meet the logistical and supply chain requirements .
Disability Services must be moved away from the HSE
With 850 specialists staff moved out of disability support into contact tracing and with the HSE poaching nursing home and day care staff to work in contact tracing the HSE is demonstrating that it has no regard for people with disabilities and disability services must be moved out of the HSE as soon as possible