Parents to rally nationwide over special needs cuts
Rallies will take place in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Athlone, and Boyle at the same time as an Irish National Teachers’ Organisation Dáil protest on Wednesday. The Special Needs Parents’ Association has had calls all week from people unable to get to Dublin who want to voice anger in their own area.
A 12% year-on-year cut to resource teaching for 42,500 pupils would bring to 25% the daily teaching time lost to children with a range of disabilities since 2011. Concerns have also been raised of less support from special needs assistants (SNAs).
