By Cillian Sherlock, Press AssociationThere is “no point” in announcing a target completion for a review of special needs assistant (SNA) allocations, a minister with responsibility has said. Minister of State for Special Education Michael Moynihan repeatedly refused on Friday to say when an ongoing SNA review would be finished, amid schools’ concerns that their allocation could be cut in September. Mr Moynihan also refused to say if he expected any schools to lose SNAs. It came after the National Council for Special Education issued letters to several schools advising them that they could lose part of their SNA allocation. After initially stating that the process would be done in “a number of weeks” and “as soon as possible”, Mr Moynihan declined to give a specific date.

Source: The Herald February 20, 2026 09:31 UTC