IASLT Pre-Budget Submission 2025

Speech and Language Therapists are a highly skilled, flexible, and valuable part of the health and social care workforce. Speech and Language Therapy transforms lives by assisting people to achieve their communication and swallowing potential.

Strategic investment in the speech and language therapy workforce is fundamental to ‘Improving Safe, Timely Access to Care, and Promoting Health & Wellbeing’ (Sláintecare Reform Programme 1, 2021-2023).

Within this pre budget submission we call for the following:

Key Ask 1: Workforce Planning Report with Specific Budget

Key Ask 2: Legislate to include SLT on the list of ‘practitioners' and ‘referrers’ for medical radiological / ionising radiation procedures.

Key Ask 3: Deliver National Inclusive Communication Standards