Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth

Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Pike. What he is saying is very important; however, we are conscious of time and the flow of the meeting. We have a facility whereby the remainder of Mr. Pike's speech can be read into the official record and remain there forever. It has been circulated to members, who have already read it. If Mr. Pike does not mind, we might go to Ms Cockerill and in questioning elicit more information to allow the meeting to flow. The statements will be published on the website. For anyone following this, the full transcript of what Mr. Pike said and was going to say will be included in the body of the transcript of this meeting. Apologies. I invite Ms Cockerill to make her opening statement. She has five minutes.

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