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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: There is some interference from a device. If anyone has a device, will they please turn it off?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I have made a ruling on that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We could discuss the impact of any issue - the Haddington Road agreement, for example - on the role of teachers but that is not the theme of the meeting and, therefore, not our brief. I ask members to stick to the topic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Robinson and Ms McCrohan's presentation refers to the lack of continuous professional development or in-service training programmes for special needs assistants and the need for a collaborative approach to the role of SNAs. It is welcome that the union is willing to participate in such a process, which is clearly the reason Mr. Robinson and Ms McCrohan are in attendance. We commonly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I will bring in the Department of Education and Skills in terms of that issue. Mr. Robinson outlined the role. Does the Department see it changing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Ms Griffin wish to respond? A number of specific questions have been asked by members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy McConalogue asked about how the role of the SNA can be expanded.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: What functions for example?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Ms McCrohan wish to respond on any issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: There was a question from Deputy McConalogue about the number of applications for SNAs and the delays informing the schools about their numbers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps if Mr. Mulkerrins dealt with that one first. I will then take more questions and come back to Mr. Mulkerrins later on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator Jim D'Arcy has a supplementary question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: To be fair, Mr. Robinson referred to SNAs being seen as general dogsbodies rather than treated as general dogsbodies. I wish to clarify that point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The post-primary parents council was invited but was not in a position to offer a speaker.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Is that the Deputy's final question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I will ask everyone to wrap up and Ms Griffin to answer the outstanding questions before calling each witness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Mr. Mulkerrins wish to add anything?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We have approximately ten minutes left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Robinson is not against JobBridge per se.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Are all SNAs let go for the summer?