Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Last year, the number of SNAs, which was capped over the previous two years, was 10,575. The number of posts allocated at the end of the process was just below that ceiling. I do not yet have the final figures for this year because as 20 September is only a couple of weeks ago applications are still being processed. I understand that there is upward pressure demographically because of the growing population of school-going children and the higher rate increase in percentage growth terms than the demographic growth rate. I have yet to receive the final figures from the NCSE in regard to application numbers and decisions by SENOs in regard to the allocation of SNAs. The information I have provided is that which I currently have. I will try to get more up-to-date information which I will communicate to the Deputies.

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