Written answers
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Special Educational Needs
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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150. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the return of essential therapists including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists, and social worker to a special school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/24]
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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151. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the reason a special school (details supplied) is still without essential therapists including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists, and a social worker; the date they will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18263/24]
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to increasing the allocation of therapists to an area (details supplied) to meet the needs of the caseload, in view that the current level of allocation does not deliver essential intervention and support necessary to every pupil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18264/24]
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150, 151 and 152 together.
As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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