Written answers
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Department of Health
Disabilities Assessments
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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283. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the National HSE disability office group that is being set up to develop a revised approach to assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35072/22]
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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284. To ask the Minister for Health the updated timeline for the resumption of preliminary team assessments given the March 2022 High Court judgment stating that the assessment of need standard operating procedure failed to comply with the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35073/22]
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 284 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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