Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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190. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the revised standard operating procedure for assessment of need. [39035/18]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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191. To ask the Minister for Health the status of assessment of need in the allocation of resources for children. [39036/18]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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192. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to make the recommendations of an assessment of need legally binding on the HSE. [39037/18]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legal challenges going through the court system by parents challenging the HSE on the failure to implement an assessment of need. [39039/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 to 192, inclusive, and 194 together.

The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.