'Waiting lists are beyond cruel' - Families waiting for medical supplies hit by 'postcode lottery'

Ten children in Cork and Kerry are waiting up to 11 months for wheelchairs and other equipment

Rían O'Sullivan, 5, with his mum Regina Grieve who have been waiting 10 months for a device that would "be her son's voice". Photo: Eddie O'Hare

A "postcode lottery" is preventing children in Cork and Kerry from accessing much-needed medical supplies, a local TD has claimed.

Colm Burke, the Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central, was told in a response from the HSE that 10 children in the Cork-Kerry region are waiting up to 11 months for wheelchairs and other equipment.