Keira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I want to go back to the issue of assessment of need. I agree with Mr. Gloster that many people are seeking assessments of need to get the piece of paper in their hands because they feel they will be able to access services quicker. There is such a demand on services in terms of CDNT teams. There is a big push towards assessments of need so that people can access SNA and SET hours, the domiciliary care allowance and the CDNT teams. If we are looking for legislation change or policy change, would Mr. Gloster agree that we should be prioritising the people who are on the assessment of need list who will suffer the longer they do not get the assessment? I am thinking about autistic people who need the diagnosis to access home tuition, an autism class or a special class. What are Mr. Gloster's views on this? Is there any way that before a legislation change we could prioritise those people with expected diagnoses who are on the list?