Written answers

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Department of Health

Disabilities Assessments

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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665. To ask the Minister for Health the persons in the grade of the individual within the HSE who is responsible for submitting reports to him under section 13 of the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17465/22]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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666. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the preliminary team assessments carried out under the current standard operating procedure for assessments of need for children with a disability are currently lawful, if they are still in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17466/22]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 665 and 666 together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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667. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children who had a preliminary teams assessment following the introduction of the latest standard operating procedure for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17467/22]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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668. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children who had a preliminary teams assessment and in which a health need was identified following the introduction of the latest standard operating procedure for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17468/22]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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669. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children who had a preliminary teams assessment and in which an education need was identified following the introduction of the latest standard operating procedure for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17469/22]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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670. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children who had a preliminary teams assessment and in which the nature and extent of a disability was established following the introduction of the latest standard operating procedure for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17470/22]

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 667 to 670, inclusive, together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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