PQ 116
116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the assistive technology scheme under Circular 0010/2013, which excludes communication devices that have a general application outside school, so that pupils who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to access the curriculum are no longer referred between her Department and the HSE; and whether she will agree a joint protocol with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a single pathway for these pupils. [74773/26]
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22 October 2026
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22 October 2026 · Departmental Policies
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Pádraig O'Sullivan
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Education
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22 October 2026
Summary
116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the assistive technology scheme under Circular 0010/2013, which excludes communication devices that have a general application outside school, so that pupils who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to access the curriculum are no longer referred between her Department and the HSE; and whether she will agree a joint protocol with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a single pathway for these pupils. [74773/26]
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22 October 2026
Departmental Policies
116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review the assistive technology scheme under Circular 0010/2013, which excludes communication devices that have a general application outside school, so that pupils who need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to access the curriculum are no longer referred between her Department and the HSE; and whether she will agree a joint protocol with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a single pathway for these pupils. [74773/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-22/116/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-22/pq_116
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