Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

-----as well as allocating another SNA to the child's new school? I believe the Deputies who have tabled this motion could not agree with that proposition.

With regard to SNA posts where a child has developed independent living skills, this is a more sensitive issue. I understand the calls for changes not to be made in the course of a school year. However, we must put the child and their development first. It is not generally in the interests of the child for the NCSE to leave an SNA in place where a child has developed independent living skills. To do so has the potential to impact on a child's personal development in a negative way.

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