Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth
Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion
2:00 am
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
The officials might reply to the Senator in writing. The Senator very skilfully kept it within the parameters and represented the issue very well. Navan has multiple schools. The Senator did not mention an actual school, which is fine, but I urge members to be careful because there are only so many children in schools who get SNA help. If we name a school, if members are going down the route of mentioning examples, the details must be kept vague. There must be a degree of anonymity. The response should come in writing, if officials do not mind. People can come back in later. The four-minute time slot is for a member to put questions and get responses. When the clock runs out, we move on to the next member.
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