Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I cannot get my head around the idea that such changes can be made in the middle of the school year. In a "normal" school, if I can use that word and I apologise if it offends anyone, changing staff levels causes disruption. Doing so in our special schools is nonsense. I have consistently said to the former Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, and I now appeal to the Minister, Deputy Mary Coughlan, that this process must be stalled and reviewed.

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