Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Committee on Disability Matters

Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

It is important to note whether they are health-provided devices, as opposed to education. I made a decision last year that from the time it is prescribed, no child will be waiting for more than three weeks for a decision to approve and fund an appliance of any type, be it wheelchairs, walking aids or other devices. It might take longer for the supplier to make them if they are special, but we approve them within three weeks. That applies for every child. I am now expanding that to include any technology that we provide, including the type that has been talked about. That has to include replacement.

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