Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have one comment. We have done a lot of work in getting new ASD classes in mainstream schools. The Taoiseach has indicated that we are going to go further and put an obligation on all education providers to include people with disabilities. Many of those teachers are realising the problems parents have. We can open these classes but if we do not have treatments and therapies, we are not doing right by those children. Whatever about parents advocating against something, and they are very strong advocates, we will have the teachers and principals coming after us soon as well because we are just pushing the problem down the road. We will open the classes but we will not have the treatments or therapies.