Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2025-03-04
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

That is what I am saying, but again I need to know the details of it. I will certainly see what I can do to progress it.
Deputy Ó Murchú asked about school-based and holistic therapies. The initial phase would be special schools and that will take some time. I am hoping we can get it started this year. Mainstream schools will be some time after that, but we will see what we can do. A lot will depend on the estimates, budgets, recruitment and so on. We will have to dramatically increase the number of therapists in our third-level colleges as well. This has to be something that is planned and programmed for the long haul.
On the CDNT workforce report, I need to see it published. I do not know where it is right now.

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