COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
QUESTION NO. 4
QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole
To ask the Chief Executive if there has been any follow up to invitations sent to the HSE asking them to provide a presentation/update on the pilot scheme introducing speech language/occupational therapists in to the schools following one held some years back and following previous motions I raised and had passed re same.
REPLY: Aoife Brennnan
A letter was sent to HSE in Feburary 2021 and a reply was published at the March ACM on the 23rd 2021. Please see below the response :
Dear Aoife,
Thank you for your email below.
Mary O’Kelly, Head of Primary Care has advised as follows:
The Therapies in Schools project was a cross government initiative led by the Department of Education and Skill National Council for Special Education. Funding was made available by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) to establish this demonstration project focused on the provision of an in-school Speech and Language Therapy service in the 2018/19 school year. The project was subsequently extended to include the provision of Occupational Therapy services and additional funding was provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) to include Early Learning and Care (ELC) settings in the Demonstration Project. This facilitated the inclusion of 150 sites in the project across ELC, primary, post-primary and special school settings. The Demonstration Project built upon experiences and expertise in delivering tiered model services to schools that has been pivotal to the approach adopted by the National Educational Psychological Services (NEPS), the National Behavioural Support Service (NBSS) and the Special Education Teaching Model. The Demonstration Project was embedded in the national drive from the DES, National Council for Special Education (NCSE), DCYA, the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health (DoH) to promote and support the development of inclusive practice in education. The Demonstration Project therefore was founded on the principles of equity and the achievement of improved outcomes for all children through providing the right supports at the right time for all children.
It is recommended that further information is available from the NCSE. Their contact details are below:
Teresa Griffin, CEO
National Council for Special Education,
1-2 Mill Street,
Trim,
Co. Meath.
C15 P2KC
Main Telephone Number: 01 603 3200
Kind regards,
Deirdre
On behalf of Ann O’Shea, Chief Officer
Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow Community Healthcare
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Deirdre Doyle
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(: (045) 882 506 | *: deirdrej.doyle@hse.ie
Deirdre Doyle
Health Service Executive | Office of the Chief Officer | Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow Community Healthcare | Oak House | Millennium Park | Naas | Co. Kildare | W91 KDC2
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