Dr. Aideen Hartney:

On the assessment of need, we would say the focus is on the waiting lists for assessment of need. That still does not mean people are getting services at the end, which is what they want and need. There is a lot of learning from other countries. I would speak to what is in our remit as the NDA. We could collect that learning, explore good practice in other organisations and feed that into the Government with a view to what might be worth considering if there is to be a review of disability legislation and a reform of the assessment of need process. I would reiterate that this is only one part of the problem, though. The issue is services, providing the services and having the personnel to do that.