Education minister 'had awareness' of SNA cuts before letters sent to schools, Dáil committee hears

The Department of Education has said it shares “collective responsibility” for the fiasco of special needs assistant (SNA) allocations, but insisted the minister knew cuts to those roles were to be implemented before the scandal broke.

Addressing the Dáil Public Accounts Committee on Thursday, secretary general of the department Bernie McNally said minister for education Hildegarde Naughton “would have had awareness” sweeping cuts to SNA allocations were to happen.

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