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Government Ministers

Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health

Kathleen Lynch T.D.
Cork North Central
Minister for Health
Dr. James Reilly T.D.
Dublin North
Minister for Education and Skills

Ruairí Quinn T.D.
Dublin South East
Minister for Children

Frances Fitzgerald T.D.
Dublin Mid West
Minister for Social Protection

Joan Burton T.D.
Dublin West
Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence
Alan Shatter T.D.
Dublin South

And here are two very good reasons to contact them!!!

* The Department of Education "has written to the NCSE to pause sanctioning of any additional resource teaching support hours until further notice." Source:
INTO website 30th March 2011.
Here is the
Special Needs Parents Association press release on the cut in resource teaching hours.

* Ruairi Quinn spoke about the cap on SNAs on the 25th of March, 2011, in the Dáil. You can hear him speak on this
RTÉ clip. His speech starts at 13.45 on the Oireachtas report. He says the cap will stay but would welcome suggestions on how to best work within these restrictions. Source: Special Needs Parents Association.