Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)

We must ensure the best possible communications are in place. The circulars sent to the schools have been put out with a date but the vast majority of families of persons with additional needs do not know today that that date is out there. They do not know that date has been moved, even if we may know it as public representatives. We are going to do a huge pile of work from the middle of August right through September to have that date in the minds of families and schools. If we do not have that information and if the National Council for Special Education does not have it, we cannot properly plan for the year.

I take the Deputy's point and we will be doing intensive communications on that. My view is this should be from the middle of August onwards because in the next couple of weeks, people may not be focused on it. We need to get this out. I ask all public representatives to mention this in their communications to ensure that date is put out there. They all have a sphere of influence. It is hugely important.

I could go on forever but I will be brief. We are waiting for the report of the task force on D15, which will come in within the next couple of days. We will have to wait for what is in that. A huge amount of work has been done by the people in the task force and it will certainly inform policy on central applications and so forth. That is a commitment in the programme for Government and a commitment both the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and I have given. It is something we want to see into the future.