Commitment

Expand college places in therapy disciplines

What this means

  • Fine Gael is a political party in Ireland that made this commitment in its November 2024 general election manifesto.[source]
  • The commitment is to increase college places in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.[source]
  • The aim is to tackle shortages of these therapists in disability and health services, which affect people who rely on those services.[source]
  • This is a promise only, with no confirmed delivery date set. Voters can use it to hold Fine Gael to account if the party enters government.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Alan DillonOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Barry WardOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Brian BrennanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Colm BrophyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Colm BurkeOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    David MaxwellOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Edward TimminsOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Emer CurrieOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Emer HigginsOfficeholder

Summary derived from the records cited above. Read the methodology to understand how this is generated.

Relationship map

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One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

Promised

Fine Gael committed to increasing college places in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy to address shortages in disability and health services.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Higher Education
Owning party
Fine Gael
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-17
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

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