'Complex and prolonged' assessment of need system in urgent need of reform, report says

The Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters said in its report that the assessment of need system's long waiting times and increasing demand is causing frustration for children and their families. File picture

The current assessment of need system is “under significant strain”, with long waiting times and increasing demand causing frustration for children and their families, an Oireachtas committee has said.

In its report on pre-legislative scrutiny on the Government’s proposed new legislation in this area, the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters said a system that is often complex, fragmented and prolonged is in urgent need of reform.