Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses answered the question about the SENOs being fully operational. There are some parts of the country where there are no SENOs in operation, which is causing a significant effect. Regarding special schools, a board of management came to me recently to state it is willing to go down the route of building a special school. A special school which was built a number of years ago with twice the needed capacity is now full. We now have a person who we will call Michael, who has very complex medical needs, is finishing primary school and has no place within 70 km or 80 km from his home. He does not even have a place beyond that.

The witnesses spoke about section 29. I have three questions. If it is okay, I will speak to the witnesses about special schools after the meeting and discuss what we have in mind. Will the witnesses address the issue with section 29 and Michael, who has no place in September?