Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)

Assessment of need obviously falls within the children and disability Ministry, but a huge amount of work is being done by the Minister, Deputy Norma Foley, and Minister of State, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, at Government level to ensure that we are tackling the huge waiting list for assessments of need. The assessment of need is a highly important piece for any family and any child. Work is being done to try to make sure that we are, and there are a lot of-----