Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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670. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with respect to the 14,221 children who are now overdue an assessment of need, the engagement she has made with therapists and professional stakeholders to clarify how long an average assessment takes; the plans in place to engage therapists and professional stakeholders in future reforms, including defining what is necessary in terms of assessment hours and addressing the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15698/25]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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As this question refers to the service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.