Mr. John Kearney:

To give the context, in excess of 3,000 parents, as the Deputy rightly identified, contacted the NCSE as per the provisions of the school circular that was issued in the first week of October last year. We systematically categorised those parents with regard to need, including a special class attached to a primary school, a special class attached to a post-primary school, and a special school. Over the last couple of months, we have been systematically working through it. Progress to ensure that students are being offered placements is going well, as alluded to by both Ministers in the last engagement with the committee. It is very much continuing in that direction.