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AQW 34451/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail the rational for having no provision for a therapy dog, in the Lisburn Local IMPACT Team, as part of the Special Educational Needs Transformation Programme.

Asked by David Honeyford MLA on 3 November 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
3 November 2025
Answer due by
18 November 2025
Answered
6 November 20253 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The SEND Local IMPACT Team model was developed on a budget neutral basis and therefore, as this provision was not previously offered through the individual Education Authority SEN Services it was not incorporated in to the model that went live in September 2025 including the Lisburn Local IMPACT Team.

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