Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion

Ms Derval McDonagh:

Yes, I know. I mean something everybody has bought into that is resourced year on year so people can see year on year the progress we are making, where money is going and where it is being invested.

To add my comments around the UNCRPD, that is the vision that is set out for all of us, including State agencies. We need to be moving in that direction and the inclusive education alliance is behind that. At Inclusion Ireland we are very keen on developing that new system. To build on what Dr. Banks said earlier, sometimes it is the myths about what that looks like. When we talk about inclusive education, people believe we are just fiddling around the edges with the mainstream system that is there right now but we are talking about really looking at a new model of education where children are met as they need to be met, get the support they need, and where schools are able to accommodate and support all learners. That is going to take time but it is an investment in everybody's time and in children's futures.

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