Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. P?iric Clerkin:

I want to back up that point on the vetting. That is a structural issue that can be fixed but it is extremely frustrating for schools and SNAs when you can be vetted to work in one school one day and if you want to work in the school down the road you have to get vetted again. At the end of the day we are here to make life better for children but a child with special education needs not having access to an SNA, and in this case a substitute SNA, is a structural flaw that has to be fixed and that can be fixed. It is a practical thing that frustrates schools, school leaders, boards of management and SNAs.

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