Real-time waiting lists for disability services next year

Minister of State for disabilities and equality Anne Rabbitte told the Oireachtas health committee that a waiting list data system on trial in the Mid-West would 'give parents the power' as they could see how long the wait was in their area.

Waiting list information for disability services will be published in real-time from 2023 as part of the care's transfer from the Department of Health to Equality, the Oireachtas health committee has heard.

During discussions on the proposed Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, concerns were raised about accountability after the transfer and whether people could “fall between two stools”.