Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as a bheith anseo. I understand completely the very specialised service they provide and I agree that we need to protect the status of schools for children with mild general learning disabilities.

The Department has said there has been much positive engagement with principals regarding the redesignation. However, I have heard from principals I know, and seen in the media, that their hand was forced and that funding would be withdrawn if they did not redesignate the status of their schools. Will the witnesses offer more clarity on the type of funding that will be removed if schools do not comply?