Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion
11:00 am
Mr. Brendan Doody:
We see the provision of orientation and mobility as being within the remit of the Department of children in the disability space. As for the fact there is funding provided through the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, it is essentially a person who is working for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind in the Munster area and I think there is a service delivered, as the Deputy says, in three counties, whereas in the rest of the country it is through the HSE. We are engaging with colleagues in the Department of children and the HSE to figure out the best approach to this.
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