Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I share the Deputy's distress and concern about this situation. I would like if he could forward to me the example of the schools or the cohort of students in question. This year's July provision has been expanded significantly compared with previous years, including school-based provision, home-based provision and the extension and expansion of DEIS schools.

Yesterday the Minister for Education and Skills got sanction from Cabinet to provide for post-primary children with Down's syndrome, who previously had been outside the scheme, to participate. We are anxious to respond to any cohort of children who for one reason or another, as the Deputy has articulated, do not have access to the July provision. I would appreciate if the Deputy could send me on the details.

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