Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am more than happy to provide Deputy Sherlock with an answer this minute. As of 30 June, CHO 4 had 1,098 children on the backlog for assessment of need. The funding was provided and the HSE put in place a plan. The numbers at the end of each month are as follows: in September it was 1,069; on 31 October it was 1,000; and on 30 November it was 743. To reverse it, in CHO 4 during September there were 29 assessments of needs carried out, in October there were 69, and in November there were 257. The definition of "carried out" is completed in its entirety.