Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

My information is that the other two schools that have autism units are full. With regard to the capital programme, as far as I know it does not contain a specific category of expenditure for the rooms to which the Deputy referred. Such rooms would be included in the general allocation. However, the intention is that that should not be an obstacle. Where autism units or special classes attached to schools are required, they should be provided. Generally, the Department actively seeks out schools that will take an autism unit and assist them in whatever way it can. It should not be an obstacle and perhaps we need to clarify that that is the problem in the school to which the Deputy referred.

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