Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Some schools have stepped up to the plate but an awful lot of schools are not doing so in respect of accepting children with special needs, particularly those with autism. Something has to be done about it legislatively. It happened at primary level over a decade ago but it is not happening at second level. There are many other issues to which I could refer, including the lack of respite and so on. The education (parent and student charter) Bill is promised.

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