Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Very good. That is great to hear. Obviously the Minister is not going to reveal any of the content of the review to me this evening but I would just like to stress again that given the geographical handicap a number of villages north of Cork city find themselves in with distance and proximity to schools for students, are we still going to proceed with the kilometre-based assessment? Is there some fall-back or a special case scenario for areas like Carrignavar or Glenville and that triangle, which I previously referenced, so particular circumstances like that would be covered? I just wanted to stress this one more time.

My second question is on the recent NCSE report on special schools and special classes. Does the Minister have any thoughts or comments on that publication, if she has had any chance to read it, particularly in the context of colocation of special classes and schools?