Child Poverty
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-28
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

Like Deputy Murnane O'Connor, I acknowledge the progress made to date, particularly in school transport and the provision of free schoolbooks. That is to be welcomed but there is one issue on which we are lagging behind and it was highlighted in Breaking the Cycle, which the Taoiseach mentioned. It is supporting service integration. The report earmarked funding of approximately €6.5 million for the integration of CDNTs, specifically the provision of 125 therapy assistants across all disciplines. How many of those 125 therapy assistants have been employed up to now? Is the Taoiseach aware that in Carrigaline special school in Cork, which has been in existence for only one year, to this day there is no access to services or therapy for children in the school by the HSE and service providers?

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Sitting date: 2023-11-28