Tanaiste insists no SNAs will lose jobs as row over review rumbles on: 'It's been an extraordinarily upsetting and difficult week'

"A spokesperson for the Department of Education said that schools who have been told they will see staff cuts will be contacted "after further consideration""

"TÁNAISTE Simon Harris has spoken of "an extraordinarily difficult week" after the backlash over perceived threats to the future of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in schools across the country."

"His admission came as his new Education Minister, Hildegarde Naughton came under Dáil pressure over letters sent out to schools about a review of their SNA allocation."

TÁNAISTE Simon Harris described an "extraordinarily difficult week" following a backlash over perceived threats to the future of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in schools. The situation intensified as Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton faced Dáil questions about letters sent to schools regarding a review of their SNA allocation. A Department of Education spokesperson said schools that had been informed they would see staff cuts will be contacted "after further consideration". The correspondence about SNA reviews and potential reductions prompted concern among schools and became a focus of political debate.

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