Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

One of the benefits of putting in place in every school in the country special needs resource learning support teachers is that these facilities are now in place. By having these tests, teachers will be able to identify more accurately and more quickly the children who need extra support and, therefore, they will be able to refer them to the resource teacher who will be present in the school. This means the needs of the child will be met quickly without having to depend on psychological reports.

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