Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Murnane O'Connor asked specifically about Carlow, hence I brought in the answer. An AON administrative hub providing a centralised location application e-mail database, while spreading AONs across CHOs and the lead operations, is in place in Larkin House, Larkin's Cross, Barntown, Wexford. There are four assessment officers, AOs, of which three positions have been filled, four liaison officers, LOs, of which two have been temporarily assigned to an AO role to address the needs in Waterford, New Ross and Wexford and there is a backlog in filling the grade 3 and grade 2 positions. Health and well-being staff have been temporarily assigned to support the processing of the preliminary team assessments, PTAs, and the outsourcing of the service. In addition, 1.1 administrative staff remain to be recruited. The current focus is on prioritising and outsourcing of the PTAs and the backlog due to the High Court judgment. It is very clear the assessment hubs are up and running. That is an example of Deputy Murnane O'Connor's CHO.

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