Mr. Mark O'Connor:

The most recent performance management report from the HSE dates to September 2019. Approximately 10% of the assessment of needs were completed within the statutory timeframe. I believe in or around 5,000 individuals were not seen within the statutory timeframe. According to the report, the number of young people on waiting lists for in excess of 12 months for the various therapies the Deputy mentioned varies between 1,000 and 2,000.

I do not imagine that those waiting lists got any better. I imagine that one could just tack six months on. As we understand it, those therapy services have been significantly restricted due the obvious inability to hold face-to-face therapeutic sessions.