Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wish to bring to the attention of the House a study done by such a self-advocate, a wheelchair user in my own home town of Dundalk. He compiled a comprehensive report on accessibility in the town. It showed how we can work with the local authority to improve accessibility in the town. More such reports from self-advocates would be useful.

I commend the Minister for Education and Skills for announcing today the provision of 400 extra SNAs. He is honouring the commitment he made earlier in the year to increase the number of SNAs. I refer to the PISA report which shows Ireland has regained the ground lost in 2009 and that our 15 year olds are now among the best in reading and above average in mathematics and science in OECD countries.