Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy and Health: Health Service Executive

Mr. Bernard O'Regan:

There are many different views. Other colleagues might want to come in as well. We have a Disability Act which confers the right to an assessment, but does not confer any rights to access services. In one sense, it orients the whole system towards meeting legal compliance with the Act. This means that when deadlines are missed, people end up in court and get a court order-----