Why has it become acceptable to leave children rotting on waiting lists?

Cara Darmody from Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary, with her father, Mark, leaving Leinster House after they addressed the Oireachtas Committee Committee on Autism. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Taoiseach Simon Harris recently stated that he wants Ireland to be the best country in the world in which to be a child.

I absolutely admire and share his ambition. But right now, Ireland is not a good country for those children with autism and intellectual disabilities. In fact, when any child presents to the HSE with these issues, many are left waiting up to a year for initial contact.