{"id":221,"date":"2017-07-05T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T13:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/delays-in-allocating-special-needs-assistants-amounts-to-shameful-treatment-of-state-employees-and-parents\/"},"modified":"2017-07-05T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T13:56:14","slug":"delays-in-allocating-special-needs-assistants-amounts-to-shameful-treatment-of-state-employees-and-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/delays-in-allocating-special-needs-assistants-amounts-to-shameful-treatment-of-state-employees-and-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Delays in allocating Special Needs Assistants amounts to shameful treatment of state employees and parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Government delays in allocating Special Needs Assistants amount to shameful treatment of State employees and parents alike, Social Democrats co-leader R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall TD said today.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Shortall made her remarks after the Taoiseach announced that the cabinet had today approved the allocation of additional Special Needs Assistants for September.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Shortall said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taoiseach said today that more Special Needs Assistants would be allocated for September. But this announcement is little comfort to principals, parents and SNAs up and down the country who have had to put up with uncertainty for weeks due to delays by the Department of Education in announcing the allocations for the autumn term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrincipals are hassled and can\u2019t plan for the new term because they don\u2019t know what resources they will have. Parents with children who rely on these supports have been left to fret. And the SNAs themselves have had to put their lives on hold. This is a shameful treatment of state employees, and causes unnecessary stress for parents as they face into the summer break.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am calling on the Minister for Education and Skills to provide full details of the SNA allocations for the new school year without further delay so that everyone knows where they stand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">5 July 2017<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government delays in allocating Special Needs Assistants amount to shameful treatment of State employees and parents alike, Social Democrats co-leader R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall TD said today. Deputy Shortall made her remarks after the Taoiseach announced that the cabinet had today approved the allocation of additional Special Needs Assistants for September. 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