Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (Resumed)

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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The Minister of State in her opening statement said that "contrary to previous statements, professionals are not limited to a 90-minute ... [slot]". Page 78 of the assessment of needs standard operating procedures states an assessment may take up to one or one and a half hours. Is that procedure incorrect? Will it be amended or are people operating off that?