Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)

The position taken at Government level was that we would put therapists back into special schools and special classes, as well as mainstream classes. That was the fundamental decision. In the school year 2025-26, 45 special schools will be getting therapists. There are a number of pieces we need to do, including in respect of recruitment, appointments, schools and so forth. We are working on those and the work is continuing apace. A considerable amount of work has been done. The concern was that we would be moving the therapist from one part of the disability sector to the other. That would not represent success. We want to ensure we are complementing each other. That will be rolled out as soon as possible. In the current school year, therapists will be put into 45 special schools.