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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Schools will lose no more than one SNA a year from 2027 – minister

Schools will lose no more than one SNA a year from 2027 – minister

The Education Minister made the commitment as she laid out a plan to develop and professionalise the role of special needs assistants.

Special needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demand ‘job security’

Special needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demand ‘job security’

Tánaiste Simon Harris said earlier in the day that the Government had got a review of how SNAs were allocated at schools ‘wrong’.

‘We got this wrong,’ Tánaiste says of government handling of SNA review

‘We got this wrong,’ Tánaiste says of government handling of SNA review

Simon Harris said ‘when something goes wrong, you’ve got to put your hands up and you’ve got to fix it’.

Taoiseach says Government never signed off on review of SNA allocations

Taoiseach says Government never signed off on review of SNA allocations

‘I’ve listened’: Education Minister confirms no SNA reductions from September

‘I’ve listened’: Education Minister confirms no SNA reductions from September

Simon Harris criticises ‘botched’ communication on SNAs

Simon Harris criticises ‘botched’ communication on SNAs

‘No point’ in giving SNA review date completion, Moynihan says

Fine Gael councillor and principal says children will always come first in row over SNAs

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton was embroiled in controversy when she announced a review of SNA allocations

‘Rebalancing’ of SNAs across schools needed – Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

‘Rebalancing’ of SNAs across schools needed – Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

‘What I see is an increase in my area, and I do see a redeployment,’ the Health Minister said.