Lack of college therapy places angers parents

PARENTS of autistic children have accused the Government of reneging on promises to tackle a shortage of therapists.

In a joint statement last May, Health Minister Micheál Martin and then Education Minister Michael Woods promised 175 extra professional therapy training college places for students to come on stream this academic year.

However, only 25 undergraduate physiotherapy training places have been created at the University of Limerick (UL). A further 25 undergraduate places for speech and language therapists and 25 undergraduate places for occupational therapists promised for both University