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Tuesday, 23 March 2021 at 08:09

Over 1,600 in the midlands, Louth and Meath are waiting for over one year.

Over 11,000 children have been waiting at least a year for their first assessment with an occupational therapist.

According to freedom of information figures, it represents over half of the waiting list - which is nearly 21,000.

CHO 8, which includes the midlands and Louth and Meath is the third worst region in Ireland - with 1,657 children waiting over a year.

Lorraine Dempsey, the interim chief executive of Inclusion Ireland, says the new figures are very concerning.

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