Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that. Does the Minister of State know how long the review will take? We will have a perfect storm with parents trying to find places in secondary schools in the time ahead unless we move very quickly to get special classes into secondary schools. There is also pressure on parents being out of pocket for €1,500 or more as they try to get an assessment of needs for their children prior to them accessing secondary level. The group is raising the issue with the Minister of State in order to map out some way to assist parents and school principals to bring their children from primary level, in particular those in special classes, into secondary school and to address their needs.

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