Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A wheelchair user will be coming to the school in the coming year. That person, who is involved in sport, will be excluded. There are children with disabilities in the school. The children who are using the ASD unit will need physical space but they do not have indoor space. The unit is 11 m wide. Its length has gone out of my head but I had written it down. Regardless, it is unsuitable for a growing school with a growing population. Some 42 Ukrainian families are moving to the area and they will be welcomed, in general, by the people of Rathdowney. There are international protection applicants in the area. For a very small town, it has taken on a lot despite having few resources. I am going to ask representatives of the Department to come in. I do not want to put our guests on the spot but I am trying to find a pathway to progress this facility.