Cork TD on how son’s autism allows him to understand challenges facing other families 

Cork TD Michael Moynihan: '[We meet families] that are constantly fighting for services, constantly checking, they're constantly looking for advancement in the services that that they want for their children.' Picture: Dan Linehan

Parents of children with additional needs are "haunted" trying to access services, the chair of the Oireachtas committee on disabilities said.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Cork North-West TD Michael Moynihan said his own son's autism diagnosis had given him greater insight into the challenges facing parents of children with additional needs.