Ms Moira O'Mara:

Yes, they will talk to each other. One of the questions we ask parents - clearly the answers do not ultimately turn out to be 100% correct - is the primary school they intend to send their child. It is useful information we transfer to the Department of Education and Skills and helps its planning. We also have a national data strategy. We have just got a new head of research and I am hoping we can develop and push this out, and that would be an issue there. Since the start, the parent of a child with special needs can opt to have two days a week in the first year and three days a week in the second year.

The only inspection we have for the pre-school year is that Pobal makes compliance visits on our behalf. It would know or should know. If the Senator has examples-----