Ms ?ine Lawlor:

When we think about intervention - that is the piece when assessment is legislated - that is where the resources get pulled. For many years with disability services there have been more court cases so we pull more of our already limited intervention resources into assessment. We then create these big gaps where we have this highly time-intensive assessment but with nothing to follow it for people. They then again need to await another assessment to start intervention. We have created this cycle. We need to target that key piece in order to be able to deliver therapy to people.