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-----