109 Clare children waiting beyond deadline for Assessment of Need

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How it spread - 5 original reports

1. Tue, 18 August 2026

   1 report
   • clareherald.com20:58first to report
     109 Clare children waiting beyond deadline for Assessment of Need

     Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney has described delays facing children awaiting an Assessment of Need in the county as unacceptable. Figures provided to Deputy Cooney by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth show that 109 applications in Clare were overdue for completion at the end of March, with 94 of those […]

2. Thu, 20 August 2026

   1 report
   • westmeathexaminer.ie08:45
     Over 23,000 children overdue disability assessments as backlog grows

     This is an increase of 6.9 per cent from the 21,782 children waiting after the first three months of this year.

3. Tue, 25 August 2026

   1 report
   • southeastradio.ie15:36
     Call for Government action as Wexford Early Years waiting lists reach 1,260

     Wexford's local radio station

4. Sat, 5 September 2026

   1 report
   • donegalnews.com06:00
     Almost 1,600 children waiting on early years places in Donegal

     THERE are 1,588 children on waiting lists for early years in Donegal, according to latest Pobal figures (2024/25).

5. Tue, 15 September 2026

   1 report
   • irishtimes.com10:00
     Shortage of court advocates for vulnerable children ‘worrying’, former judge says

     Fifty children judged to need advocates do not yet have one, guardian ad litem service says