Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

He should not try to defend it. I ask that he give a commitment to the House this morning that he will sit down with his Cabinet colleagues, and particularly with the Minister, Deputy Quinn, reconsider this measure and ensure that from September no special needs child is targeted as part of his drive to achieve savings in the education budget.

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