Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion
9:00 am
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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It is fair to say that for the occupational therapists, the psychologists and the parents, the wait from two and a half to six years of age has a profound and long-term effect on the child's quality of life in moving into adulthood and his or her family. Is it fair to say the wait of three and a half years is very damaging for the future of the child and his or her family?