Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Leading on from special education, it is great to see all the additional school places. That is being felt on the ground in Cork.

There is a distinct problem with therapies. I have mentioned it to the Minister before specifically in relation to the Carrigaline special school where they are essentially locked out of getting therapies from the local teams. I know it is more of an issue for the Minister for Health than the Minister for Education but there are still children who are in the education system who, just because of the patronage of the school, are finding themselves locked out of accessing those therapies. It might be a joint venture on which the Minister and the Minister for Health could work on to resolve this, even temporarily, until a lasting resolution is brought about. There are kids being deprived of services they are entitled to.