There’s no beating around the bush on this one, just a simple call to action when it comes to the proposed cuts on Special Needs Assistants in schools.  We need to muster a real sense of outrage on this one and just say “No” very loudly and emphatically.  We can only hope that the government back pedals fast.

The proposal is to cut €10 million from the SNA education budget which will have direct, swift and detrimental consequences for hundreds of children with special needs.  In turn that will affect their immediate families who have enough to deal