PQ 397
397. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a child in County Mayo (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of three years for clinical psychology services and over one year since an assessment of need application was submitted; the reason the child's assessment of need has not yet been completed; the reason a maternity-leave clinical psychology vacancy in the Mayo area has not been filled; the measures being taken to address severe staffing shortages in children's disability network teams in County Mayo; and when this child can expect to receive an assessment of need. [75027/26]
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22 October 2026
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22 October 2026 · Psychological Assessments
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397. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a child in County Mayo (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of three years for clinical psychology services and over one year since an assessment of need application was submitted; the reason the child's assessment of need has not yet been completed; the reason a maternity-leave clinical psychology vacancy in the Mayo area has not been filled; the measures being taken to address severe staffing shortages in children's disability network teams in County Mayo; and when this child can expect to receive an assessment of need. [75027/26]
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22 October 2026
Psychological Assessments
397. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the case of a child in County Mayo (details supplied) who has been waiting in excess of three years for clinical psychology services and over one year since an assessment of need application was submitted; the reason the child's assessment of need has not yet been completed; the reason a maternity-leave clinical psychology vacancy in the Mayo area has not been filled; the measures being taken to address severe staffing shortages in children's disability network teams in County Mayo; and when this child can expect to receive an assessment of need. [75027/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-22/397/
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