Micheál Martin embarked on his 'don’t overthink the quality, feel the width' response to the upset which would become very familiar as time wore on. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty
The first questions began popping up last week.
On the Tuesday, Labour’s Mark Wall asked the Taoiseach about special needs assistant (SNA) places in Kildare South. It sounded like a routine question from a constituency-focused TD.
No big deal.
While welcoming the significant budget allocation for the provision of more assistants, Mark said two schools in his area were told they will be losing a significant number of their SNA posts.
“As you can appreciate, Taoiseach, this has had a devastating impact on the entire school community.”
Particularly, he said, as “we all know the great work that the SNAs do day in, day out, assisting teachers, assisting students and creating a school environment for parents and students alike”.
He wanted the Government to intervene.
Micheál Martin embarked on his “don’t overthink the quality, feel the width” response which wou
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