Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What would be very useful for us would be a comparison of like with like. Nobody here would argue about a child with high dependency levels or special educational needs, as long as it is equal to all, but given the figures, it appears that there has been a dramatic drop in the number of children on short days since this reporting process started. Is there any evidence of that?