868. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training and qualification requirements that apply to visiting teachers supporting students with visual impairment within the National Council for Special Education Visiting Teacher Service; to clarify whether visiting teachers are required to hold qualifications in Braille literacy and tactile instruction; the number of visiting teachers currently employed who hold formal Braille qualifications; whether her Department has assessed whether sufficient Braille expertise exists nationally to support students whose functional vision assessments indicate that Braille should be seriously considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20222/26]

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868. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training and qualification requirements that apply to visiting teachers supporting students with visual impairment within the National Council for Special Education Visiting Teacher Service; to clarify whether visiting teachers are required to hold qualifications in Braille literacy and tactile instruction; the number of visiting teachers currently employed who hold formal Braille qualifications; whether her Department has assessed whether sufficient Braille expertise exists nationally to support students whose functional vision assessments indicate that Braille should be seriously considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20222/26]

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