Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I ask because the Minister of State might have more clout with the Minister when it comes to getting this dealt with.

To return to the issue of assessment of need, I accept what the Minister of State has said in that the focus must be on providing therapies. There is a fear that the Government plans to remove the one right that somebody has, which is for the delivery within six months of an assessment. I get that this does not provide therapies but I ask the Minister of State to update us on it and outline the timeline for any changes that will happen.

My next question relates to CDNTs. I want to make sure I have this right because I may have got it slightly wrong before. Are there still 445.4 positions unfilled within the CDNT service?