Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The school is obliged to accept all comers. That is the general rule unless a school is over-subscribed, at which point it applies its admission policy. What this provision states is that if a child applies and there is a space in a special needs class and the child applying does not have a need for such a class, the school will not be deemed to be in breach of this Act by not making provision for the child in its special class.