Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I wish to raise an issue in which the Tánaiste has a particular interest. A little boy called Jack, which is his name and is not an assumed name, is about to lose his special needs assistant. He has a particular need that cannot be covered by the other special needs assistants in the school. When will we see the removal of the suspension of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act? Things are happening under the suspension of that Act that should not be allowed in any civilised country. It was introduced to ensure that children with special needs in education would be treated properly but the Government walked in during the budget last year and simply suspended it. One would not see it in a dictatorship. When will the suspension be-----

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