Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State mentioned SENOs. We need clarification about their role. The National Council for Special Education's website indicates that SENOs are supposed to support children and their families. I do not want to tar them all with the one brush. Some are excellent. I have met many in my career. Some are almost like guardians for the Department of Education, which is ridiculous. They should be fighting for the child and for whatever intervention or assistance the child needs.