Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. I will certainly raise this issue with the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, and will ask her to look into it. She is the Minister of State with responsibility for special education, as the Deputy is aware, and this is an issue that has also been raised by Deputy Colm Burke, by the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and by Senator Buttimer. I cannot make a commitment on the floor of the House but we will certainly have this examined. In my own constituency we had to fight quite hard to secure our first special school which opened this year and it has really helped to change the lives of 30 young people and their families. I can certainly understand the need for more special schools around the country.

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