Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions for the Minister. My first question is on the July provision. He has stated numerous times that the provision depends on teachers and SNAs making themselves available for a period. What is the uptake? I was contacted by a parent from Lucan who is in a very difficult situation. Her school cannot accommodate the July provision due to remedial works taking place and no SNAs or teachers have made themselves available. I am sure everybody will understand what has happened over the last 13 or 14 weeks.

Children with special needs have been in their home environments and their routines and structures have been completely lost. This is causing incalculable stress not only for the children but also for their parents. The Minister has stated that 70% of the July provision is home based but parents and children need to get out of the home. If a school is closed or cannot make accommodation available, where else can the July programme be provided to parents such as those I mentioned?

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