Ms Lorraine Dempsey:

There is a scheme to commission private assessments. There is a panel of assessors whose reports would be accepted. Anecdotally, there have been stories in which the reports of certain psychologists might not be accepted by schools and the NCSE; that is a matter for professional bodies. Again, these sort of stories come around anecdotally that registered psychologists will provide a report and indeed a diagnosis and that may not be accepted for supports. The question as to why that has been the case between the HSE and other parties is really not for us to answer.