385. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if the medical assessors employed in her Department to assess certain social welfare benefit applications are adequately qualified to adjudicate on applications for disability benefit when the applicant is suffering from a mental health related disability; if she will detail the way many such assessors are appropriately qualified at present; if it is her intention to recruit more such assessors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25544/13]

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385. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if the medical assessors employed in her Department to assess certain social welfare benefit applications are adequately qualified to adjudicate on applications for disability benefit when the applicant is suffering from a mental health related disability; if she will detail the way many such assessors are appropriately qualified at present; if it is her intention to recruit more such assessors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25544/13]

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