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26 Feb 2026

Deputy joins SNAs and parents in solidarity at Dáil protest over allocation review pause

Tipperary south TD Seamus Healy joins protest over SNA allocation review pause

Deputy joins SNAs and parents in solidarity at Dáil protest over allocation review pause

Photo: Seamus Healy TD Facebook Page

Tipperary south TD Seamus Healy, yesterday attended a protest outside the Dáil alongside Special Needs Assistants and parents of children with additional needs.

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In a Facebook post, Mr Healy said he was “supporting our Special Needs Assistants and parents of children with additional needs who are protesting outside the Dáil at the moment.”

The demonstration follows the Government’s decision to “pause” the review of Special Needs Assistant allocations.

Mr Healy said the move “does not resolve crises in schools and does not restore confidence of SNAs, parents or teachers.”

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