Situation must improve for the old and those with disabilities

Waterford Disability Network (PwDI) has carried out a survey into the services provided

We contacted all the special schools in Waterford City and county and spoke to their principals, who all agreed that services were practically non-existent. All the principals stated that they have not had the services of a speech therapist for over a year; this is in schools where children are in need of speech therapy for their social and educational development.

Other services such as social workers are also lacking. A few of the principals stated that if they have an emergency in the school and they need to make contact with a social worker, it can be very difficult as they only get an answering machine and no-one ever calls back.