Employment Rights
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-23
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

We all realise the supports that are required, from reasonable accommodation to assistive technology. In some cases, students need added supports such as personal assistants. I do not see it as something that is changing. I accept that it creates a difficulty given that a proposal is in front of workers at the minute. I will deal with the Minister offline about that. There will be issues with pay and conditions, but the 52-week contract was a fundamental issue and is the reason there has not been huge retention in the area. Again, it is about providing the supports that work for those students who need added supports to stay in education, particularly in third level. It is also about providing people with a decent contract and decent pay. Even if this is accepted, I could not think that this will be a solution to the problem.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-23