Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The commitment is for the continuation of the initiatives in the 12 pilot schools. That does not mean that, by extension, there are no new ABA places because ABA is offered in the mainstream schools. The whole point is that ABA is not just available in the pilot units or what will become mainstream schools anyway, but that one can also get that educational opportunity in a mainstream school.

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