Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
Disability Services: Discussion
Ms Aileen O'Donovan:
That goes back to the occupational therapy. For example, Jack cannot tie his laces. The last pair of shoes he got are like Barry's cycling shoes. They have a twisty-knob thing to close them. It has made Jack independent with his shoes, but they cost €85. Not everyone is able to afford that. He has to have insoles for his shoes that cost €30 and obviously, he grows out of them. There are expenses other than speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy etc.
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