Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My apologies, I was held up in a constituency clinic this morning. One of my main questions is whether we know if much of the fall in SNA numbers is because people are leaving due to the pay and conditions. As Mr. Lambert has outlined, sometimes there is a bit of conflict that goes with the job. Do we have any indication of numbers that are leaving? Is this the issue we have with teachers where recruitment and retention is a huge issue? Do we have the same with our SNAs?