Ms Geraldine Moran:

That is absolutely it. I lecture masters students who are about to graduate in the University of Limerick and a number of them are quite interested in the area of disability. It is a complex area to work in. You need skills, support and mentoring from senior speech and language therapists to work in that environment. It is extremely rewarding. Those of us who have worked in the area are really passionate about supporting these individuals to be the best they can be. It is a great place to work. The Deputy pointed to the problem of temporary jobs. There are problems with staff grade personnel doing the work of senior grades. They need to be upgraded to those senior grades. There also needs to be clinical specialist roles in progressing disability services. There are clinical specialist roles in the hospitals. Why is there none in these services? That would bring research right down to the ground level. If we do all of this, we will keep our therapists. Of course, every young person wants to travel but, if there is a good environment to work in, they will then want to come back as well.