Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth
Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. John Kearney:
Again, to give the national perspective, school boards of management were written to in December. That was very quickly followed by patron engagement to ensure, come the week of the Easter holidays, and months ahead of time, that 399 special classes were sanctioned nationwide. That was then followed by communications from both the Department and us. Once schools were sanctioned, admissions would commence as quickly as possible. There are a finite number of schools that did not commence as quickly as we would have liked. We are working with those, ensuring that the admissions processes are sped up, with a view to ensuring that students and families are aware of placements.
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