Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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141. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE seeks a legal opinion prior to changing the assessment of need process to incorporate the preliminary team assessment; if so, the cost of this legal opinion; if not, the reason no legal opinion was sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34604/22]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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146. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the intention of the HSE to make further changes to the assessment of need process; if so, the way that the HSE can ensure that any changes do not intentionally or unintentionally circumvent the judgment of a person (details supplied) in relation to a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34609/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 146 together.

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

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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142. To ask the Minister for Health the organisations that were consulted during the process to introduce the standard operating procedure preliminary team assessment; the schedule of meetings that took place to deliberate the introduction of the standard operating procedure and preliminary team assessment; the organisations that were involved in these deliberations that were in support of the introduction of the preliminary team assessment; the organisations involved in these deliberations that voiced opposition to the introduction of the preliminary team assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34605/22]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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144. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 723 of 31 May 2022, the members of the group that was established to develop a revised approach to assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; if the same persons who compiled the preliminary team assessment model are also members of the group established to develop a revised approach to assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 who is tasked with making the appointments to this review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34607/22]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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145. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 723 of 31 May 2022, the terms of reference of the group that was established to develop a revised approach to assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; the person or body that set out the terms of reference of this review group; if the terms of reference are in the public domain; if so, the location in which the terms of reference can be found. [34608/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 142, 144 and 145 together.

As the issues raised in the Deputy's questions relate to service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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143. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of hours spent by therapists in children’s disability network teams undertaking preliminary team assessments since its inception; the number of hours that will now need to be spent by therapists to undertake assessments compliant with the Disability Act 2005 for all the children who underwent a preliminary team assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34606/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.