Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There has been a very dramatic increase in spending in this area. In fact, we have changed the regulations to allow the Minister to instruct a school to put an ASD unit in place. That was not previously the case. I am very familiar with the stresses parents face, as I suspect are many others, where they are trying and failing to get the supports they need in terms of ASD units in schools. As such, we will continue to invest heavily in this area.

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