Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

A report in thejournal.iewebsite has said that the plan to build 400 multidenominational schools primary schools by 2030 has absolutely no interim targets and that there is no roadmap. Is this true? If not, then perhaps the Taoiseach will tell us it is not. These are so necessary and we in the Labour Party, including Senator Bacik and Deputy Ó Ríordáin, have fought for these for many years. We need to ensure we have a supply of such schools. Why is there no plan and why are the targets and the roadmap for this not in place?

When does the Taoiseach expect to hold the citizen's assembly on education, and especially with regard to the role of religious orders in education?

The Labour Party has raised the issue of an autism empowerment strategy in the Dáil numerous times, including with a motion, and in particular on the volume of autistic spectrum disorder, ASD, units in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W, and 12. There have been lots of pledges. Again, Deputy Ó Ríordáin and Senator Bacik have written to patrons to ensure that pledges will be honoured and that there will be resources. There seems, however, to be a lack of urgency. Will the Taoiseach ensure that the Minister, as has been done quite rightly before, use emergency powers to ensure such ASD units are built in time?

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