Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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It is a real issue. I want to ask about the modelling the Department uses in respect of the provision of special classrooms. We are seeing a lot of response to demand. If there is a demand for special classrooms, then the Department may or may not provide them. Again, I could talk about Tramore but I will not at this point. We have discussed this issue but I am not sure whether that was done by the Joint Committee on Autism or the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. What modelling does the Department use to forward plan? I ask because need is predictable. It should not be a case that the Department must respond to demand because parents rocked up. Instead, we should be able to look at population and plan for that.