Government shelves controversial changes to SNA supports for schoolchildren
Support groups had opposed move over fears it would dilute support for vulnerable pupils
Opposition grows among school groups to plans for changes of SNA allocation system
Department is planning to ‘frontload’ 10,000 special needs assistants to mainstream schools
Child’s customised wheelchair taken in Co Dublin robbery
Family are in ‘desperate’ need after car containing customised chair is stolen
More than 1,000 extra special needs assistants allocated for next year
Bruton says investment ensures every child who needs support can access it
Donohoe’s comments over supports for special needs children ‘dangerous’
Minister for Finance warned there are now ‘more special needs assistants than gardaí’
Minister warned colleague before budget: 'There are now more SNAs than gardaí'
Minister for Finance warns there are now ‘more special needs assistants than gardaí’
‘What is the point of life if your child doesn’t want to hug you?’
A therapeutic programme for children with developmental delays is not without its critics
TD ‘blown away’ at lack of accountability by school boards
Jim Daly says school boards of management defend principals over parents
Big changes in special needs supports due in September
Parents will no longer need to secure a diagnosis to access supports in schools
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Up to 6,000 with special needs to get supports for free preschool
Many children with disabilities unable to access early childhood care and education
‘My son has no voice in the school yard’
Parents of children with special educational needs face a tiring labyrinth of twists and turns
Special needs children to receive supports for free preschool year
Many children with disabilities currently unable to access early childhood care and education
Special-needs education shouldn’t be a lottery
Opinion: We need a tailored system of additional teaching support based on educational needs and not whether a child has a particular diagnosis
Affluent areas get more special needs teaching hours
Trend linked to parents getting private diagnoses of needs to support applications
Call to end putting special needs children in ‘seclusion rooms’
Children as young as six placed in isolation for hours at a time, say campaigners
‘The man in the Government is messing’: Political excuses on special needs don’t wash with children
The free preschool is for every child, so why is there a lack of support for those with special needs?
New allegations of mistreatment at Co Tipperary disability centre
Ten staff placed on leave as HSE investigates complaints at Daughters of Charity centre
Alleged abuse in special needs homes must be investigated
Call for complaints procedure after abuse filmed at Áras Attracta home in Mayo
HSE issues apology over Áras Attracta mistreatment
HSE chief Tony O’Brien: Behaviour exposed in RTÉ documentary will not be tolerated
Varadkar backs use of undercover abuse investigations
Áras Attracta patient abuse responsibility goes ‘to top’ of HSE
Children with special needs ‘partially excluded’ from school
Parents group says announcement of latest SNA allocation gives little time to plan
Caps and cuts spell trouble for special needs education
All parties agree that the challenge is how best to allocate a pool of funding that is effectively shrinking
Some schools actively discourage children with special needs from enroling
Preference for children of past pupils a ‘significant’ obstacle to Travellers’ education
Funds down after revelations of top-up payments to CRC executives
Fundraising Ireland says revelations having a ‘disproportionate and unfair impact’ on efforts of charities
Charity donations not for ‘lavish salaries’ - Burton
Minister for Social Protection says revelations about CRC ‘extremely disturbing’
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