Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion

Photo of Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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You touched briefly on occupational therapy being available to students. One of the issues we encounter constantly here, ranging from very young children through to all people with disabilities, is the unavailability of occupational therapy. How much occupational therapy is available at college level? The other question we have to be mindful of as well is: are we training enough occupational therapists for the needs in society?