Carmona School services
Deputy Richmond said therapies and other services at Carmona School in Glenageary were inadequate and promises had not been met. The Tánaiste said he would speak to the Minister of State responsible and ask her to take necessary action.
I would like to raise the issue of services at Carmona School in Glenageary, which services not only my constituency of Dublin-Rathdown, but also the constituencies of Dún Laoghaire, Wicklow and parts of Dublin Bay South. Many families utilise the school but the services are quite simply not being met. Physiotherapy services are not suitable. Services are not on-site five days a week. There has been no speech and language therapy since February 2021. The occupational therapist is only on-site three days a week. Despite repeated promises made by the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, in this Chamber, the HSE simply has not intervened to bring these services up to the levels that were promised to the school community. I ask the Tánaiste to intervene and to ensure that the HSE keeps its promise.
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I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I received a briefing about it a week or so ago, but it is probably out of date at this stage. I will certainly talk to Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte about it, as she is the Minister of State with responsibility in this area. I will ask that she takes whatever necessary action is required to maintain and retain these important services for the people of south Dublin.