Vol. 466 No. 1
91 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the funds available for aids and appliances in respect of persons with disabilities in County Meath; the number of speech therapists in County Meath; the number of occupational therapists; the number of persons receiving each of these services; and the number of persons who have been identified as needing each of these services. [10999/96]
Limerick East): The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:
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£ |
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Funding for aids and appliances in County Meath |
123,200 |
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Number of Speech Therapists |
6 |
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Number of Occupational Therapists |
4 |
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Number of people who received com munity speech and language therapy in 1995:— |
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Children |
3,500 |
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Adults |
375 |
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In addition, children attending the two special schools and the special care units receive speech therapy ser vices at these units. |
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Number of people who received occu pational therapy in 1995:— |
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Community |
1,418 |
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Hospital — Out Patients |
104 |
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—In Patients |
790 |
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Numbers currently on waiting list for speech and language therapy |
157 |
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Numbers currently on waiting list for occupational therapy assessment in the community |
20-25 |
