I thank the staff of Leinster House for how they treated Leo Dixon, the nine-year-old child in a wheelchair who visited me here yesterday. I know nobody from the Cabinet was able to meet him, although they knew he was coming. Today, more than half of all children with disabilities are not receiving any services and the position is getting worse rather than better. We are in the midst of a catastrophic crisis in child disability services. Healthcare services for our most vulnerable are getting worse to the extent they are practically meaningless or non-existent. This week a constituent of mine contacted me whose son is autistic and non-verbal, with 50% vision and who has developed an extremely worrying and possibly dangerous food obsession, leading him to eating items from the freezer. His case was certainly compounded by Covid, but it has resulted in much weight gain for him. I must go on, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

I am afraid you cannot.

His mother is a widow and she is also his main carer and that of his brother, who is also autistic. He has been told it will be five years before he gets an appointment that he requires to deal with the weight gain.

The Tánaiste will respond.

Will the Tánaiste please intervene?

I am very sorry to hear about that case. I do not know the details but if the Deputy wishes to pass them to me, I will certainly look into it. It probably relates to a specialist childhood obesity clinic rather than disability services. If the Deputy passes on the details, I will see if there is anything we can do.