Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My question is on schools. I am confident I will get an answer since we have the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, and the former Minister in that Department, Deputy Bruton, sitting together. They will both be aware of St. Teresa's special needs school in Ballinasloe in County Galway which caters for 21 children with disabilities. The school's insurance costs have risen by 700% in the last three years, from a few thousand euro to €26,000. The school has a few weeks to pay that insurance but it cannot meet the bill. Can we bring schools such as this under the State Claims Agency or what can we do? I pose that question to the Minister and the former Minister. I am sure they will have a positive answer that I can bring back to the parents and the people involved in the school. It is a real crisis on our doorstep.

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