No timeframe given for full use of special needs law passed in 2004 [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 25 February 2010
EDUCATION Minister Batt O’Keeffe was unable to give a timeframe last night for full implementation of a law passed in 2004 to give educational rights to people with special needs.
Accused by Fine Gael Senator Fidelma Healy Eames of waging unjust war on children with special educational needs through the withdrawal of about 1,200 special needs assistants (SNAs) from schools, Mr O’Keeffe defended the Government’s commitment to special needs education which will receive more than €1 billion this year.
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