Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy claims the enhanced provisions were in place prior to the changes announced in the October budget. That is not correct. I specifically undertook to increase the capitation grant in that budget having acknowledged that the existing grant was too low. There has been a 59% increase in the rate of capitation, which now ranges from €512 to as much as €986, to children with special educational needs who are either in mainstream classes or in special classes. The amount of the capitation depends on the individual needs of the child. That is significant in itself.

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