Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2023
544. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an occupational therapist assigned to a school (details supplied) is solely employed to provide services to children attending that school; if he will confirm that this is a permanent post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/23]
View answer545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount and scope of support being offered to a school (details supplied) by the Carrigaline-Kinsale-Bandon children's disability network team, including ringfenced hours assigned to children in the school of a speech and language therapist and a psychologist; the timeframe the CDNT has been allocated to support children in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 544 and 545 together.
As this refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
