95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the critical staffing collapse within the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Clonmel; if she accepts that this severe staffing shortage constitutes an emergency situation for the hundreds of children with complex needs who rely on this service, including the 114 children awaiting assessment 59 of whom are already beyond the statutory 12-month limit and the 475 children on the active caseload experiencing severe delays in essential therapies; the immediate emergency measures she will implement to fill these vacancies, stabilise the service, and ensure that children in south Tipperary and other affected areas are not left without legally mandated supports; and if she will acknowledge that this represents a national failure in recruitment and retention within CDNTs; and the Government’s plan to address this crisis on the Clonmel team as a matter of urgency. [13852/26]

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95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the critical staffing collapse within the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Clonmel; if she accepts that this severe staffing shortage constitutes an emergency situation for the hundreds of children with complex needs who rely on this service, including the 114 children awaiting assessment 59 of whom are already beyond the statutory 12-month limit and the 475 children on the active caseload experiencing severe delays in essential therapies; the immediate emergency measures she will implement to fill these vacancies, stabilise the service, and ensure that children in south Tipperary and other affected areas are not left without legally mandated supports; and if she will acknowledge that this represents a national failure in recruitment and retention within CDNTs; and the Government’s plan to address this crisis on the Clonmel team as a matter of urgency. [13852/26]

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