Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Micheál CarrigyMicheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They are for some schools, because some schools are doing it. The vast majority are not, so the same situation holds firm. We need to open up those eligible to work in it. I mentioned ECCE. We have people qualified in ECCE working 38-hour weeks, and then having to sign on for unemployment benefit while we have a perceived shortage of people working in that system. That needs to be changed.

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