Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Given the revelations that we have been discussing for the past week, or, in my case, not been discussing as I am waiting for information, it would not be entirely fictional for people to come to the conclusion that there was a deliberate strategy to hold up the assessments of need.

If we were to do 6,349 assessments, that would add pressure because most likely all of their parents would be eligible for carer's allowance and they would probably all go into autism units. There would also be pressure put on the CDNTs and CAMHS. It would not be beyond the realm of possibility that people would start to think that. I am looking at the sustainability of section 38 and 39 services being provided. Is it sustainable that 80% of the care will be provided by section 38 and 39 organisations? Is Mr. Mulvany concerned about that?