Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Review of the Reopening of Schools
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I thank Ms Magner. I take it that we will have to wait to see whether the process is adequate. The message I hear is that it is something that needs to be kept under review.
My next question is for Mr. Pike of Fórsa. I welcome the fact that representatives from Fórsa are present. It is regrettable that they were not before the committee previously, particularly as that the staff Fórsa represents are extremely important. SNAs will be concerned about how the inclusion model will work and the implications that will have for the children with whom they work. Does Fórsa have a view on how the inclusion model can be preserved in some way or other? I am aware that there are restrictions on a child being able to move from the unit to the mainstream and vice versaand decisions are being made by schools in that regard. Does Fórsa have a view on how the process moves forward or how it can be preserved?
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