Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her response. I recognise that the opening of speech and language classes is contingent on the HSE's having resources available to provide speech and language therapy to students. I emphasise the importance of this provision for parents looking to access services for their children. In a large county like Mayo, we have two dedicated speech and language classes, one of which is in Ballina. I understand that there are 46 such classes throughout the country. This service is something on which we can improve, working in co-operation with the NCSE and the HSE to identify additional resources and requirements for classrooms.

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