Children with special needs are being abandoned by this Govt [labour.ie]
- Published: 25 February 2010
Speaking on Private Members Motion on withdrawal of SNAs from schools nationwide
For me, the most disappointing aspect of the recent Budget, in the area of education, was the lack of progress on the implementation of the EPSEN ACT, 2004 (Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004)
I think it is scandalous.
So does the DFI, the Disability Federation of Ireland. In its Special Budget 2010 Newsletter it states:
“The Department of Education and Science decision to reduce the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) budget by €2.3 million (21% of budget) targets special education needs and demonstrates yet again the lack of commitment to implementing the EPSEN Act 2004.”
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