Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

It is too sensitive an issue. In addition, it is something that must be dealt with at a local rather than a national level. People had the impression that there was a whole sector of schools that did not take particular children, but this is not evident from the audit. Significantly, there does not seem to be any problem at primary level. For the most part, children go to their local national schools. That is a good basis on which to work.

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