Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

They are under pressure to stretch a limited resource. They often have to share a resource among a number of pupils. We might have to differentiate between certain things. I received a complaint about a laptop that was provided for a pupil, when in fact the pupil did not get access to the laptop. That is the kind of thing that has been brought to my attention. We might have to differentiate between those two things. Most schools are trying to do their best to share out things that might not be specific to an individual student. Each school has to define who has the most need. The resource in question might not cover all of the need. Complaints can be made when there is an expectation that a shared support will be used in a certain manner.