Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a very special school for very special people in Sligo, namely, St. Cecilia's. I wish to express my thanks and those of the parents for the great work that the school and its staff do.

The best chance these young people have is early intervention. At the moment the school is waiting for a speech therapist. Interviews took place on 31 July and 1 August and thankfully there was a great response to the advertisement for people to work in the school. A qualified panel is in place but unfortunately it is still waiting for the national approval to hire the staff. We are almost halfway through this part of the school term. It is very unfair. I appeal to the Minister of State to use his good offices to ensure that this school gets the approval to hire the staff it so badly needs.

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