Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is quite right to say that when we sort out the children's services, there will be adequate services for the adults or the younger adults. One house will be left for adult respite services and we will have a children's respite facility. The capital plan is being launched in the next two or three weeks. Cavan is in the capital plan because of the advocacy that has gone on. We will await its publication to see that through.

On special schools, the Deputy knows as well as I do that I do not have the remit for special schools at all. However, I would advocate that there is a serious need for a special school in the area. That was borne out by the health officials who met with us that day. They were clearly able to tell us that there was such a demand to access special schools, and that children were travelling unbelievable distances on buses to access services. To be honest, it is little wonder that Carrickmacross-----

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