PQ 642
642. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current situation with respect to the payment of special education transport escorts; the measures her Department is taking to improve pay and conditions given the essential nature of this work; if her Department is considering the revision of the current grant-funded employment model and the possible introduction of annualised or retainer-style pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12246/26]
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642. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current situation with respect to the payment of special education transport escorts; the measures her Department is taking to improve pay and conditions given the essential nature of this work; if her Department is considering the revision of the current grant-funded employment model and the possible introduction of annualised or retainer-style pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12246/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-02-17/642/
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