到2025年中期,超过18 000名爱尔兰儿童逾期未接受残疾评估,等待时间和需求不断增加。 Over 18,000 Irish children were overdue for disability assessments by mid-2025, with rising wait times and demand.

到2025年第3季度,爱尔兰超过18 000名儿童逾期未进行需求评估,有15 256名儿童在3个月多的时间内等待评估,比前一个季度增加了9%。 Over 18,000 children in Ireland were overdue for their Assessment of Need (AON) by Q3 2025, with 15,256 waiting over three months, a 9% rise from the prior quarter. 与2024年相比,新应用程序激增了22%,预计到年底将达到13 000个。 New applications surged 22% compared to 2024, with projections of up to 13,000 by year-end. 尽管已完成的AONs增加了54%,但拖延仍然存在,特别是在都柏林、米德兰和东北地区。 Despite a 54% increase in completed AONs, delays persist, especially in Dublin, Midlands, and North East regions. 确定“无残疾”的AONs的比例从2010年的15.8%上升至2025年的29%。 The share of AONs identifying “No Disability” rose to 29% in 2025, up from 15.8% in 2010. 2024年6月至2025年9月,健康服务局委托私人供应商进行了6 378次评估。 The HSE commissioned 6,378 assessments from private providers between June 2024 and September 2025.