€1bn being spent in area of special needs, says Coughlan [IrishTimes]
- Published: 31 March 2010
MINISTER FOR Education and Skills Mary Coughlan told the Dáil that a total of €1 billion, one-ninth of her department’s budget, was being spent in the area of special needs.
“This is the most significant statement of our level of commitment and, despite the current economic difficulties, funding for special education has not been cut.”
The Minister was responding to a Fine Gael Private Members’ motion calling on the Government to freeze the cuts to special needs assistants (SNAs) and introduce an independent appeals system for parents for schools who had already lost one.
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