358. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacant posts within Children's Disability Network Teams nationally and by health region; the average time taken to fill these vacancies; whether consideration is being given to streamlining the recruitment approval process to reduce delays in services for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51551/26]

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