Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Barry Heneghan - PQ 58546-26
Deputy Heneghan asked about the criteria used to prioritise access to residential placements through the DSMAT profiling system. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: July 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the criteria currently used by the HSE to prioritise access to disability residential placements through the DSMAT profiling system; whether there are plans to publish summary data on unmet need and waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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