Plea for nurse to support child who can’t go to school

The head of community healthcare in Cork and Kerry has promised to investigate claims that a child with special needs was unable to attend school because she had no nursing support.

Ger Reaney was responding to Damian Quigg, Sinn Féin councillor for South and West Kerry, who raised the matter at yesterday’s southern regional health forum.

Mr Quigg said the reality was that if “an able-bodied child” missed school for 20 consecutive days, the education and welfare authorities would be in contact, with parents facing the possibility of a court summons.