Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This question relates to the campaign for better pay and working conditions led by personal assistants who work in institutes for further education. They are difficult to recruit and their payments vary depending on the education and training board, ETB, from which they get money. SOLAS provides the overall funding. We need a proper career structure to ensure students with disabilities can participate fully in every aspect of third level education. They cannot do that at present. The people who help them are badly paid.

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