Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details "IASLT alongside colleagues from PSI, AOTI, IASW, INDI wrote to the Mnister highlight our collective concerns about the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol and to request an urgent meeting."

Intended results To request an urgent meeting with the Minister and the HSE to discuss our concerns and identify solutions to manage clinical risk, to ensure that the protocol is implementable for our members and to ensure appropriate assessment and intervention pathways for autistic people.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Áine Lawlor

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

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Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)