Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to the July provision. Ordinarily, when children are enrolled in a unit or special school where they would be starting in the last week of August or first week of September 2020, they would have had an induction in the school in the last week of June or the last school week of the year. They would normally have had an induction in June of this year but because they did not and have not yet started in the school itself, they are now outside the July provision. I ask the Minister to take back that decision, as I know he is making decisions tomorrow. It would be extremely beneficial for those kids who would be starting school in a special unit on 1 September or in the last week of August to be accommodated in the July provision because they would have access to the school and could get acquainted with it rather than having issues in the first week of September or the last week of August. I will leave that with the Minister to take back to his officials to reflect on it and see if there is anything that can be done for those kids. Many parents have been on to me looking for that clarification.

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