Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Special Educational Needs Provision: National Council for Special Education and Health Service Executive

1:45 pm

Photo of Averil PowerAveril Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Not really. I do not think we have progressed any further on this than when we started and I find that depressing, given the nature of the issue. Services have not improved and all we keep hearing is talk of process, though I mean no disrespect to the witnesses. If the 21 people referred to are recruited by the end of the year I will be the first to congratulate the witnesses. I am sceptical because I have been told of recruitment for the past three years. I have with me today replies to questions from different Deputies of various parties that raised the issue in the Dáil and they were all told there is a process in place and people are being recruited. I am sure Mr. Healy is trying to be helpful and I mean no disrespect to individual witnesses when I say I am sceptical but I get phone calls from school principals who are in tears because of what the children in their schools are enduring. All I hear is talk of process and this does not give me faith in the system.

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