Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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My understanding is that it is indicative. That was one of my concerns. In the feedback some clinicians would have said 90 minutes is too short. I would have queried that 90-minute process. We need to allow flexibility among the clinicians carrying out assessments. When a person goes in the front door, if it takes longer than 90 minutes to get the assessment done, let it take longer. I hear what the Deputy is saying. I am in discussions with the HSE on that issue. It is not a case of an assessment being 90 minutes or less. It could take longer, be it two or three hours, to get it completed.