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
Mr. John Kearney:
The national programme that was run by UCD and is now run by ATU has had significant feedback that my colleague, Ms Corcoran, has alluded to. However, there is more that we can actually do and that is coming through in terms of the various focus groups and consultations through the SNA workforce and the development steering committee which suggests that ongoing training is required for SNAs. It is in an evolving state. We certainly can glean the lessons from the national programme, but there is more targeted, specific training that we need for SNAs as we move forward. It is a moving, evolving space and we have more to do.
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