Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2025-07-08
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I do not know what is happening with individual schools' allocations but the numbers are growing exponentially. We are close to 23,000 SNAs now. It has been a story of increases and increases. I acknowledge the numbers of children who have been identified with a disability has increased as well. It was quite high in the most recent census, much higher than the previous census. Demand is rising but so are the allocations.

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Sitting date: 2025-07-08