Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Select Committee on Education and Skills

Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Further Revised)

Photo of Josepha MadiganJosepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Obviously schools can apply to the Department for additional capital funding if they want to expand the space within the school to provide special classes or to construct additional accommodation. There are exceptional circumstances where schools cannot facilitate special classes but funding is available. There is a working assumption within the Department that one child in five has a special need. Many such children have low-impact, high-incidence special needs like dyslexia and dyspraxia. Special needs are a lot more prevalent than people realise. This is particularly true with autism and ASD units are central to the action priorities that I will be setting out.

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