Mr. John Kearney:

To add to what Mr. Torrance said about getting back to Oireachtas Members, we will come back formally to the Cathaoirleach and outline the schedule in which we intend to communicate. We want to do that swiftly and proactively. To reiterate, there are special classes attached to primary schools and to special schools. Unfortunately, there is significant confusion about this, so I really welcome the Senator's query to allow me to clarify that two SNAs are assigned to special classes. They remain protected as such. They are not going to be removed or taken from the special class and put into the mainstream school. That is creating a lot of frustration and angst for schools and for parents.

We welcome the queries to tidy that up. I will allow my colleague in on the more specific queries about complex needs and the level 3 understanding.