Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Ciara Jones:

One of the key words is "keep". Even when they get them, they struggle to keep them. That is really important because such people seem to be only in the position before they are gone. As Ms Kenny said, some of the therapists have been with us for years but I think it is a case of what you give is what you get. That needs to be looked at. Why are they leaving? What can they do differently to keep their therapists because they are not staying and they are not being replaced?