Pauline Tully (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is there any sign of the EPSEN Act review being concluded and the results being published? It has taken longer to complete than it was supposed to. I am aware of lots of primary schools that applied to the NCSE for a special class but were refused this year. They are not looking for it because there is not a need. There is a need within the school and it also getting enquiries from parents who wish to enrol their children. On the other hand, there are quite a lot of secondary schools without special classes. There may not be a special class in an entire area. Some of the non-State religious schools do not have classes. Is that something that is going to be looked at, particularly the single sex schools that do not want to take on a class? Could it be looked at to see if they could be forced to open classes?