1909. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the reported 16,593 children awaiting completion of disability assessments, if she will provide a breakdown of the number of children awaiting an initial assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005, and the subsequent follow-up assessments, by CHO area, at the end of quarter 2 2025; the average and longest waiting times for each category of assessment; the number of assessment officers, therapists, psychologists, and other relevant professionals employed by the HSE to carry out these assessments in each CHO area; the additional funding allocated in each of the past five years to address assessment backlogs; the specific measures with timeframes her Department and the HSE are implementing to reduce the backlog and ensure compliance with statutory assessment timeframes; and whether she will commit to introducing a statutory right to assessment within a guaranteed maximum timeframe. [45139/25]

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1909. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the reported 16,593 children awaiting completion of disability assessments, if she will provide a breakdown of the number of children awaiting an initial assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005, and the subsequent follow-up assessments, by CHO area, at the end of quarter 2 2025; the average and longest waiting times for each category of assessment; the number of assessment officers, therapists, psychologists, and other relevant professionals employed by the HSE to carry out these assessments in each CHO area; the additional funding allocated in each of the past five years to address assessment backlogs; the specific measures with timeframes her Department and the HSE are implementing to reduce the backlog and ensure compliance with statutory assessment timeframes; and whether she will commit to introducing a statutory right to assessment within a guaranteed maximum timeframe. [45139/25]

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