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

For those waiting the longest, the HSE will go out to the private market to secure assessment for them. This will be done very clearly through the assessment officer so there is no interference with the process. A child waiting two and a half years or three years will be assessed. It will be those waiting the longest who will get the opportunity to access assessment. We will start in a very systematic way with those waiting the longest and it is only right that they would be served first.