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Government Minister's pledge to tackle Assessment of Need waiting lists welcomed by Kildare Senators

Two separate Kildare Senators have welcomed Minister for Disability Anne Rabbitte's commitment to tackle the Assessment of Need waiting lists. Minister Rabbitte told the Dáil yesterday that if six regional assessment units are not in place by August ...

25 May 2023 at 10:05

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Teenager to stage protest as needs-assessment waiting lists projected to soar

A teenage campaigner has urged the Government to “stop breaking the law”, as the waiting list for assessments of need is projected to soar to almost 25,000 by the end of the year. An assessment of need (AON) is carried out to identify if a child, ...

19 May 2025 at 14:52

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Private child disability assessors were paid 1.3m euro more than projected

Private child disability assessors were paid 1.3 million euro more than projected under a Government initiative last year. In May 2024, the Government announced an initiative to tackle a backlog of assessments of need (AONs) by procuring private ...

31 Mar 2025 at 19:31

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Teenager vows to ‘resist’ any weakening of six-month timeframe for assessments

The Government has “systematically smashed” disability laws on important checks for children, a teenage campaigner has told the Oireachtas. Cara Darmody, 14, addressed the Oireachtas Disability Committee on Wednesday about the backlog in the ...

11 Jun 2025 at 15:52

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Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

The Taoiseach has indicated that legislation on the assessment of needs should be changed to help cut growing waiting lists, which are projected to soar by the end of the year. Micheal Martin said a decision by the High Court “necessitates” ...

20 May 2025 at 22:02

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