Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy and Education: Discussion

Photo of Aisling DolanAisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is great, but how do we get more people trained up? It is a great course and I know many people who wish to do it. Another issue in this context is that many people are subbing in SNA roles. From what I understand, though, this programme is currently only available to those who are full-time SNAs, but many people are working in these roles part-time. We wish to get more people to come in to do this type of work. How do we support people who are subbing and doing this type of work to allow them to get access to some type of training? Regarding the 19,000 SNA full-time positions, do all those people have roles within schools or are these positions in which people can come in, sub in one school and then move to another school and sub there for another few days? Do the witnesses understand what I mean?

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