Disability

Councillor Conor Reddy - Minister’s Replies Show No Real Plan for Special Education

Submitted by Richard Boyd Barrett, replies to Cllr Conor Reddy's questions reveal a system that is still operating year to year, no long-term planning, no clarity about scale of need, no specific commitments for areas under most pressure. Full document available.

People Before Profit-Solidarity Think-in and Press Conference in the Gibson Hotel today.

People Before Profit-Solidarity TDs and Councillors will host their think-in from 9.15am, Monday 15th September in the Alhambra room in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1 - D01 X2P2.

Education Minister must Guarantee One-to-One Support for SEN Pupils

Gerry Carroll MLA supports the protestors and says '120 children with special educational needs (SEN) still without a school place. We've seen a 50% increase in demand for SEN provision.'

Cruel, Punishing Budget Won’t Deliver for Working Class People

'No new mitigations for Labour’s brutal social security cuts... People are fed up of business as usual. There is plenty of wealth in our society that could be properly taxed and used to fund our public services,' says Gerry Carroll voting against the 2025/26 Budget today.

Every Labour Election Pledge A Lie

People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin hits out at plans by the British Government to slash disability benefits.