Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I cannot give the Deputy an accurate figure on Mullingar but it should be treated no differently from other hospitals.

In respect of the EPSEN Act, it was necessary to conduct a considerable amount of research on those sections. There has been no cutback in resource teachers or special needs teachers and the opposite has been the case. I understand the reason for the delay in this regard was the research it was necessary to carry out into some of those sections of the Act on the part of the Minister for Education and Skills. Obviously, she will make a public statement when she is ready to move on that.

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