Letters to the Editor: Burden always falls on families of children with special needs Picture: Larry Cummins Sat, 03 Jul, 2021 - 07:00 I am a parent of a child with a rare disorder and complex needs. I am also a parent representative on the local implementation group for progressing disability services in Waterford. It is a conceptual and practical reorganisation of how children from 0-18 will access disability services and supports in future. I attended my first local implementation group meeting this week. The original timeframe for the reconfiguration of services to the new Children’s Disability Network Teams was July 5. We were informed at this meeting that there is still no national agreement between the HSE and partner agencies on documentation and data sharing.