Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I think I indicated to the Deputy before, we are working with the Office of the Attorney General to get robust drafting of amendments to deal with that issue and others raised on Committee Stage, such as the power for the National Council for Special Education to oblige schools in certain circumstances to open special units. Both of those provisions require some careful drafting. No effort is being spared in trying to get to a conclusion but they are tricky enough in the drafting. That work is ongoing. My ambition is to complete it as quickly as possible but I am not in a position to give the Deputy an absolute timeline.

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