An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-17
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Ruth Coppinger (PBP), Dublin West

We all know that appeals very rarely go in favour of the parents or the student. Help with school refusal, anxiety and ADHD in mainstream schools is very important. It is very important that SNAs are maintained in schools. Shifting the focus away or on to the primary care needs of children, which is what the Minister is doing, will gut SNAs from so many schools. We need this put onto the agenda. We need to stop pitting schools, mainstream and special schools, against each other. It will not work.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-17