Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach said when he assumed office that supporting people with additional needs would be a key part of a re-energised partnership in government. Surely access to a school place for children with additional needs is a key priority. Tyrrellspass National School in County Westmeath received a letter of sanction from the NCSE for special classes for pupils with autism spectrum disorder to start in 2024 or 2025. Despite the fact that the NCSE sanctioned this approval, the school building unit is questioning the need and resisting the sanction of the additional modular classrooms needed. It does not seem right that one arm of the system says this is required and another arm says it is not going to happen. It is causing anxiety for the parents who already have their children enrolled in this school. It is not good enough.

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