Departmental Administrative Arrangements
Dail Éireann — 2025-03-04
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James Geoghegan (FG), Dublin Bay South

I very much welcome this whole-of-government approach to disability services which is so essential to meeting needs.
My question relates to recruitment and retention. The critical skills list was expanded in 2022 so that occupational therapists and speech and language therapists could get employment permits. I have received replies to questions which show the figures are quite small. Just 62 occupational therapists and 21 speech and language therapists in the last three years have been given these permits.

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Sitting date: 2025-03-04