Last year Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and at the Department of Health, told Andrea that waiting lists for assessment of needs would be reduced. Have the lists been reduced? Andrea hears from Anne Rabbitte

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