Question from Deputy Pa Daly - PQs 59438-25 59487-25 and 59489-25
Assessment of need
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: November 2025
Updated: December 2025
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the proportion of those waiting longer than the statutory maximum for an assessment of need, by area and the length of time waiting, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form (59438-25)
To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting list from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the average time children spend on a waiting list; the plans to lower the number of children on a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter (59487-25)
To ask the Minister for Children; Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by area, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number overdue for completion, broken down by length of time waiting; the proportion that are waiting beyond that statutory maximum; the number completed with a service statement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter (59489-25)
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