Special needs assistants from several schools in Co Roscommon will protest this afternoon, despite a government U-turn on SNA cuts.
A demonstration is taking place in Castlerea at 2 o'clock and in Roscommon town at 3.30.
There's also a protest outside the Dáil this evening and in around 30 other locations nationwide.
Emma Coates is one of the organisers of the Castlerea protest, which will involve SNAs, parents and a Forsa union representative:
There was a public backlash to planned SNA cuts in almost 200 schools around the country.
But the government did a U-turn on Monday night and said there'd be no cuts in the next school year.
But Emma says she wasn't too impressed with the development:
A Sinn Féin TD says both Special Needs Assistants and parents have serious concerns about the allocation of resources in schools.
Claire Kerrane believes the decision is a 'stay of execution' and cuts will be proposed again in the future.
Deputy Kerrane says the model of allocation when it comes to SNAs must be reviewed:
