Special Educational Needs
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-23
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Anne Rabbitte (FF), Galway East

First and foremost, I acknowledge that the 91 disability teams do not have all of the staff that they require to do the job. Second, I acknowledge that there are children who have been waiting far too long on waiting lists and not getting intervention. Third, in the context of the €350 million that was allocated, and in the context of access to care waiting lists, I am ensuring that we get a fair portion of that money in order that we can provide public private therapy intervention so that every child can get a result. I see children on waiting lists as equally as acute to the individual who needs a hip operation. That is where we have to change the mindset and culture within various departments.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-23