Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

3:00 am

Mr. Odhr?n Allen:

According to our colleagues in the NCSE who are currently delivering occupational therapy services, there is scope to look at how therapists, if they were employed within the school inclusion model, could be involved in the programme delivery, rather than students. A lot of students would go away during the summer but there is that possibility, out of term time, that in-school therapists could be involved in supporting July provision in schools.