Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education is independent of the Minister and I do not interfere in its operations. While I obtain information from the council, it would not be appropriate at this point to provide figures on the current position given that the final figure will be different. The NSCE is removing some SNA posts and creating new posts elsewhere.

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