Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

This debate is quite problematic. Huge numbers of parents of children with additional needs are watching and interested in this issue. They fight their whole lives for their children and they need to know what will happen with regard to the July provision. We have scheduled a special session of the Dáil to debate it and every answer to every question is that the Minister will reveal it on Friday. I do not understand why we are having this debate now if the Minister is not able to give us answers so we can have a back and forth about the provision as opposed to the Minister saying every time that he will announce it on Friday. This is the Dáil and the Minister is meant to be accountable to the Dáil.

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