Martin Browne
Question:437. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of providing 860 additional special needs assistant posts. [9777/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
437. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of providing 860 additional special needs assistant posts. [9777/21]
View answerBudget 2021 increased the number of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts to over 18,000 by December this year. This represents an increase of increase of 70% in the number of SNAs provided since 2011 at which point 10,575 SNAs were available.
The pay at entry of a new entrant SNA, inclusive of employer PRSI, is €28,821 so the estimated cost of 860 SNAs would be € 24,786,060.