HSE ASSESSMENT OF NEED

If the HSE is refusing to carry out your child's Assessment of Need, you don't need to keep waiting.

The HSE has six months to complete an Assessment of Need, but only one in ten is completed on time. I can help you enforce your right to an Assessment of Need through the courts, without paying your own legal fees*.

I have personal experience navigating the Assessment of Need process as a parent and understand your frustration with a system that is failing children with additional needs.

I can help you

•If your child's Assessment of Need (AON) has not been completed within six months.

•The HSE is refusing to implement the decision of a Disability Complaints Officer or Disability Appeals Officer in relation to your AON application.

•The Disability Complaints Officer or Disability Appeals Officer has failed to determine your complaint or appeal within a reasonable period of time.

No Fees

I don’t charge a consultation fee for Assessment of Need matters. If I bring legal proceedings on your behalf, fees will likely be recovered from the other side. I won't ask you for any financial contribution to my fees.

Next Steps

Please send me your most recent correspondence from the HSE using the contact form. I will review your case, free of charge, and aim to reply within 24 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) with details of the legal options available to you. I treat all enquiries in strict confidence.

Have you ever been refused a disability or carers social welfare payment?

In many circumstances, you can revisit and reopen a refused claim at any time under social welfare legislation. 

I have helped dozens of claimants overturn refusals and recover significant arrears for payments such as Disability Allowance, Carers Allowance, and Domiciliary Care Allowance.

I can help you

•If you have been refused a social welfare payment.

•If you received a negative outcome from the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

•If you were wrongly refused a social welfare payment in the past.

No Upfront Fees

There is no consultation fee for social welfare matters. I only charge fees if your case is successful*.

Next Steps

Please send me your most recent correspondence from the Department of Social Protection or Social Welfare Appeals Office using the contact form. I will review your case, free of charge, and aim to reply within 24 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) with details of the legal options available to you. I treat all enquiries in strict confidence.

*In contentious business, solicitors are prohibited from charging legal costs as a percentage or proportion of any damages or other moneys that may become payable to the client. Unsuccessful parties can be ordered to pay the other party's costs if proceedings do not succeed or are discontinued.