Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The last paragraph is my update. I welcome the high-level working group to look at this in the round, but the issue of fees is urgent and it needs to be addressed as soon as possible for equity and for these people to feel valued. I ask the Minister of State to bring that back to the Ministers if he can.

Something else that has come to my attention is the good news that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, announced that therapists would be reinstated in special schools and our special school in Dublin 15, Danu, has been told of its allocation which includes a behavioural therapist we have needed and wanted for a long time. However, I have now heard Fórsa has stepped in because the CDNTs have been directed to provide their most senior therapists, but we are all swimming out of the same pool. How do they do that and do all of the work they have in their CDNTs as well? We have an problem here and that also needs to be addressed. This is an issue that straddles the HSE and the Department of Education and it cannot get lost between the two. The might of both is needed to respond to the needs of children.