HSE boss told child autism waiting lists are a 'disgrace' 

Cara Darmody with her brother John at home in Ardfinnan, near Cahir, Co Tipperary. Picture: Neil Michael

HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster has been told by a schoolgirl campaigner that waiting lists for treatment and therapies for children with autism are a "disgrace".

During the 55-minute "pretty frank" face-to-face meeting Cara Darmody told Bernard Gloster the HSE is “a big, bad ugly monster”.