Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

On the issue of episodic treatment, if the assessment of needs say it is required that is covered. The Deputy asked me to clarify the rights based issue. We have said all along that the strategy is a rights based approach but it is wrong that the ultimate system is to get a person who has a disability into court in order to get his or her assessment of need. I have met many of the groups——

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