McDonald: 'Cruel' SNA review should be abandoned, not paused

The Dublin Central TD suggested that the Government does not “fully understand or appreciate or even value the work” conducted by SNAs

Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein, said: “It is a cruel approach. What we need now is not a pause, because their pause has simply fuelled concerns. It hasn't settled anybody's worries."

The Government has shown “utter disregard for children” through its special needs assistant (SNA) review and should stop the controversial process rather than implement a pause, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.

The Dublin Central TD suggested that the Government had been “cruel” and shown it does not “fully understand or appreciate or even value the work” conducted by SNAs.