Judge: Slightly disturbing that HSE won’t fund child’s assessment

The HSE is unlikely to fund a recommended neurological assessment for a child who may have suffered brain damage due to his mother’s drug use, a court has heard.

Judge Marie Quirke said it was “slightly disturbing” that the assessment would not be funded by the HSE despite being recommended by doctors.

During a care review at the family court in Dublin, Judge Quirke heard the schoolboy was doing quite well in his foster home.