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# snas - Thursday 4 October, 2018

SNAs at Dublin school to get €650 gift vouchers to carry out toileting duties for special needs pupils Labour Court

SNAs at Dublin school to get €650 gift vouchers to carry out toileting duties for special needs pupils

Oct 4th 2018, 6:46 PM 45,322 Views No Comments

The Labour Court made the recommendation as a measure to halt the dispute between SNAs and Scoil Muchua.

# snas - Thursday 2 August, 2018

Mother blasts lack of apology after daughter with spina bifida treated by school staff wearing face masks WRC

Mother blasts lack of apology after daughter with spina bifida treated by school staff wearing face masks

Aug 2nd 2018, 3:43 PM 29,942 Views No Comments

Employees wore face masks while dealing with the girl, despite her not having a contagious disease.

# snas - Saturday 2 June, 2018

School says children 'may have to remain in their wheelchairs' due to SNA cuts Special Needs

School says children 'may have to remain in their wheelchairs' due to SNA cuts

Jun 2nd 2018, 9:00 PM 19,885 Views 26 Comments

The Dublin primary school has warned parents that there will be “a serious disruption of services” in September.

# snas - Friday 18 May, 2018

Government announces 800 additional SNAs in schools for next term Education

Government announces 800 additional SNAs in schools for next term

May 18th 2018, 6:15 AM 16,451 Views 17 Comments

This will bring to 15,000 the number of SNAs working in schools – a 42% increase on 2011.

# snas - Wednesday 5 July, 2017

An extra 975 SNAs will be allocated to schools this September Numbers Boost

An extra 975 SNAs will be allocated to schools this September

Jul 5th 2017, 6:58 PM 11,497 Views 25 Comments

Some 864 assistants will be allocated in the coming days.

# snas - Wednesday 28 December, 2016

Boost in numbers means there are now more special needs assistants than gardaí Increase

Boost in numbers means there are now more special needs assistants than gardaí

Dec 28th 2016, 3:10 PM 10,028 Views 11 Comments

An extra 115 special needs assistants will be available in January.

# snas - Thursday 28 April, 2016

566 new resource teachers are on their way for children with special needs Schools

566 new resource teachers are on their way for children with special needs

Apr 28th 2016, 10:30 PM 18,772 Views 35 Comments

Resource teachers are in addition to the mainstream class teacher.

# snas - Tuesday 7 July, 2015

610 new Special Needs Assistants are on their way to Irish schools Good News

610 new Special Needs Assistants are on their way to Irish schools

Jul 7th 2015, 5:34 PM 24,125 Views 50 Comments

The dedicated assistants will be employed from September 2015 onwards.

# snas - Thursday 18 September, 2014

Why are schools using JobBridge to hire SNAs? The Minister's pledging to find out Special Needs

Why are schools using JobBridge to hire SNAs? The Minister's pledging to find out

Sep 18th 2014, 3:28 PM 16,547 Views 64 Comments

Primary schools are looking to fill 56 SNA positions through the JobBridge scheme.

# snas - Wednesday 25 June, 2014

Special needs assistants unsure if they will have work in September Impact

Special needs assistants unsure if they will have work in September

Jun 25th 2014, 5:12 PM 14,331 Views 12 Comments

The overall number of SNAs are up, but some schools have lost out on hours.

# snas - Sunday 1 June, 2014

Schools are campaigning against new plans for reviews of special needs assistants We Care Do You

Schools are campaigning against new plans for reviews of special needs assistants

Jun 1st 2014, 8:45 AM 9,314 Views 41 Comments

A circular by the Department of Education outlines new guidelines that would see children with special needs subjected to reviews to keep their SNA supports.

# snas - Friday 16 May, 2014

Opinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive education Equality

Opinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive education

May 16th 2014, 1:08 PM 5,448 Views 39 Comments

We are a society, not a collection of economic units where some of our children can be victimised in the name of “value for money”.

# snas - Tuesday 3 December, 2013

Government approves appointment of 390 new posts for special needs assistants SNAs

Government approves appointment of 390 new posts for special needs assistants

Dec 3rd 2013, 6:15 PM 9,341 Views 44 Comments

The decision has been welcomed by the trade union representing the majority of SNAs.

# snas - Monday 21 October, 2013

Budget 2014: 455 extra resource teaching posts announced Budget 2014

Budget 2014: 455 extra resource teaching posts announced

Oct 21st 2013, 1:44 PM 7,604 Views 8 Comments

The National Council for Special Education said the new positions brings this year’s allocation to more than 5,700.

# snas - Thursday 19 September, 2013

Gilmore: Nobody is going to be barred from the insolvency process Leaders' Questions

Gilmore: Nobody is going to be barred from the insolvency process

Sep 19th 2013, 11:21 AM 3,269 Views 20 Comments

The Tánaiste was speaking at his first Leaders’ Questions of the new Dáil term this morning.

# snas - Monday 9 September, 2013

118 new classes to open for children with special needs Back To School

118 new classes to open for children with special needs

Sep 9th 2013, 10:08 AM 6,227 Views 37 Comments

The classes will be based in 113 mainstream primary and post primary schools.

# snas - Tuesday 2 July, 2013

Micheál Martin: Reversing special needs assistants cutbacks is only fair Opinion

Micheál Martin: Reversing special needs assistants cutbacks is only fair

Jul 2nd 2013, 7:00 AM 69 Views 31 Comments

Even as Education Minister Ruairi Quinn “was doing the right thing on resource hours, he refused to back down on Special Needs Assistants”, writes the FF leader.

# snas - Wednesday 26 June, 2013

Demonstration over special needs education to go ahead today Special Needs

Demonstration over special needs education to go ahead today

Jun 26th 2013, 6:30 AM 2,646 Views 11 Comments

The planned protests over special needs education will go ahead as planned today, despite the Education Minister’s announcement yesterday, with parents saying the protest is not solely about raising awareness of the single issue of resource hours.

# snas - Tuesday 25 June, 2013

Oireachtas agenda: Budget 2014 (yes, already) and Dáil scrapping Seanad? Leinster House

Oireachtas agenda: Budget 2014 (yes, already) and Dáil scrapping Seanad?

Jun 25th 2013, 7:45 AM 2,589 Views 3 Comments

The final Dáil vote on whether to proceed with a constitutional referendum will be held just after 10:30pm this evening.

# snas - Thursday 20 June, 2013

INTO organises protest at Leinster House against special needs cuts SNAs

INTO organises protest at Leinster House against special needs cuts

Jun 20th 2013, 8:19 PM 2,935 Views 41 Comments

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisationwill protest outside Leinster House next week to show members’ opposition to cuts to special needs assistants in primary school.

Tánaiste insists: We're not cutting the budget for special needs teaching Special Needs

Tánaiste insists: We're not cutting the budget for special needs teaching

Jun 20th 2013, 11:23 AM 3,655 Views 44 Comments

Children with special educational needs face a reduction in the amount of time allocated to them from next September. But Eamon Gilmore said this did not amount to a cut.

# snas - Thursday 4 April, 2013

The 5 at 5: Thursday 5 At 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

Apr 4th 2013, 4:45 PM 6,206 Views 2 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# snas - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

91 new classes for children with special needs announced Special Needs

91 new classes for children with special needs announced

Aug 22nd 2012, 7:45 PM 7,645 Views 50 Comments

Dozens of additional special needs classes will be provided across the country for September.

# snas - Wednesday 13 June, 2012

Number of SNAs 'similar to last year' but schools to get less resource hours Special Education

Number of SNAs 'similar to last year' but schools to get less resource hours

Jun 13th 2012, 7:34 PM 3,495 Views 8 Comments

There will be 10,311 special needs assistants allocated to schools across Ireland in September.

# snas - Wednesday 14 September, 2011

Column: ‘Therapists are told to prescribe the cheapest equipment’ Read Me

Column: ‘Therapists are told to prescribe the cheapest equipment’

Sep 14th 2011, 7:43 AM 49 Views 6 Comments

Ahead of a planned Dáil protest today, mother Lorraine Dempsey describes the daily struggle faced by parents of children with special needs.

# snas - Wednesday 7 September, 2011

Special needs cuts 'devastating' for struggling parents Schools

Special needs cuts 'devastating' for struggling parents

Sep 7th 2011, 11:43 AM 1,054 Views 19 Comments

Protesters will mass at Government Buildings next week in the hope of reversing cuts in care for children with special needs.

# snas - Wednesday 13 July, 2011

Government wins Dáil vote on SNAs Education

Government wins Dáil vote on SNAs

Jul 13th 2011, 10:00 PM 885 Views 16 Comments

A motion was also put forward to reverse the cuts to Special Needs Assistants but, notably, Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn was not present to vote against it.

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