A Cavan councillor has called for a review in relation to the waiting times for young children to access Enable Ireland services.
Enable Ireland provides services to children and adults with disabilities and their families from over 40 locations in 15 counties.
However, councillor TP O'Reilly, says families across Cavan are waiting up to three years for a referral.
Speaking at a recent Cavan County Council meeting, councillor O'Reilly claimed that young children are "slipping through the net" as a result of the major backlog.
He says families are "concerned" that children are "missing out on" on early intervention and support methods which are critical to their development.
While the Virginia councillor says he is prepared to push this issue “as far as he can”, the council has agreed to write to the Minister for Children, Roderic O'Gorman, and also Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, to seek a response on what their recommendations would be to reducing waiting times.
