Mr. Ciarán Cronin:

I am delighted to hear the Deputy's son is thriving. That is great. That is what we want in our school, when we look at the children who are in our autism class. I am delighted that is happening for the Deputy.

On the SNA allocations and the review that was published, the Deputy mentioned how important the sensory support children get is. That does not really fall under the job of an SNA in this. It goes back to looking at complex needs and the SNAs are there to support children with complex needs. Things such as movement breaks and sensory supports do not fall under that category. I will not take up too much time on this because other people will want to say something, but in our school, children come from such tough backgrounds and such difficult homes. When they walk through the school gates, one of the first things they see is a line of SNAs, as well as some teachers, who stand out to greet them with "Good morning". A value is put on that. It might be the first smiling face they see looking at and greeting them that morning. It might just set them up for a good day. This SNA allocation and the review just seem to blow all that kind of stuff out of the water.