Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We heard at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration that the State is failing children in terms of assessments of need. The committee heard from parents and stakeholders. What is the average time a child is waiting for an assessment of need in the context of the legal requirement on the HSE to commence such an assessment within three months and complete it within six months and will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

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