Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My ambition is clear as I want to facilitate as many children with special needs as possible in summer provision. Traditionally, 70% of students go for home-based tuition and I cited 24,000 as the maximum number that could apply. Currently, we have nearly 10,000 and another 2,300 have been signed up to the Health Service Executive programme. I am still confident that more could sign up as the days go on.

Let us be very clear. The Deputy stood up in this House and said only four or five schools would sign up. That type of messaging coming from this House does not help.

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