Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael)
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I thank Ms Archbold, Ms Murphy, Mr. Darmody and Ms Darmody. The summer provision was mentioned and we have submitted an early resolution from the committee on same. We will be adopting a report, which will be laid before the Dáil and the Seanad, on the summer programme for 2023 asking that at a minimum every special school has a school-based summer programme. The figures from the summer gone by are that 14% of the pupils in special schools got a school-based summer programme. They are the kids with the highest needs and that is not acceptable.