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

To be fair to Deputy Bacik, she decided to prioritise this issue for Leaders’ Questions. I thought I had dealt with it comprehensively at that point. Deputy McDonald is wrong to put words in my mouth, as she sought to do. I have not apportioned culpability to anybody. However, I stand over what I said earlier. There has to be a collective obligation in terms of accepting children with special needs into all schools. The Minister will be meeting with the Milne family on Thursday. It is not a question of resources. I am clear about that. Resources will be provided. The issue in many respects is expanding the existing special schools, creating new schools and working with other providers to make sure we can create a sufficiency of new places in new schools, which we are going to do.

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