Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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We have all those data but we still do not know how many teachers are needed to deliver a proper July provision programme or, as parents tell us, how many may deliver other contemporaneous solutions in that period on a private basis. We just do not know. I do not mean to be aggressive; I just want to know how many teachers are needed. If this committee is going to recommend July provision for every child, then we need significant input from teachers.