James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 329: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of speech and language therapy graduates for each of the years 2000 to 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12881/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In 2002 my Department approved the provision of an additional 75 places on new courses in Speech and Language Therapy in University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Galway and University Limerick in addition to the 25 places on an existing course in Trinity College Dublin. As a result there has been a significant increase in the numbers of Speech and Language Therapists graduating from universities in recent years. Some 92 Therapists graduated in 2007 compared to 23 in 2000.

The following table gives details of the number of graduates from 1999/00 to 2006/07. Future graduate output is expected to be in line with these numbers.