Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move on to the debate of the special needs assistants and the funding for that, particularly for those on the autism spectrum. How is the Department handling that within the primary school network with regard to the funding and the grants available for autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units? Is the Department meeting the demand that has been submitted to it? In terms of the follow-on to post-primary level and the demands on parents to find an appropriate place in the post-primary network, how is the Department facing that challenge?