Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a provision within the Education (Admission to Schools) Act from 3 December last year that compels the Minister if there is a demand, if there is an issue and all areas have been exhausted. However, we must also spread the good news that in the schools that have requested special classes and really looked at this inclusion model, it is working. I was at a small school just on Monday in my home county. There are 35 students, including five autistic children, in the school and a new unit is being built there. It is an incredible story.

See this speech in context