Pauline Tully (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I presume the recommendation to cut the SNA allocation in some schools was based on what the SENOs reported back. They must have got it wrong because the outcry from schools said they absolutely could not manage on a reduced SNA allocation when there were children in their schools who currently have access and will lose that. I know it has been rowed back on, but there was total alarm and it was genuine. I do not believe schools look for SNA allocation when they do not need it. I genuinely do not believe that. We know the role. The SNA helps everyone in the classroom, because if an SNA is helping a student in a classroom, the teacher can get on with teaching the remainder of the class. If there is an issue with-----