Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-01-24
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Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), Dún Laoghaire

The children's disability network teams are sometimes made up of staff who are HSE employees and other times involve workers from Enable Ireland. The latter are section 39 workers and are on lesser pay and conditions than the former. There is a big impact as a consequence of that because teams that are staffed by section 39 workers are having much more difficulty in recruiting people as a result of the fact that inferior pay and conditions apply. This is having serious consequences.
To give the Taoiseach an example, Ciaran is now eight years old. He was told that he needed a key worker and specialist professional support for his autism in 2018. He only got his key worker this year and he still has not received any services because the team does not have the staff. This issue needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.

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Sitting date: 2024-01-24