635. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department has spent outsourcing AON assessments to private contractors in each of the years 2022 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42954/24]

As this question refers to service/operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.