Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If that is an unwritten policy, it has not been approved by the Government and somebody would need to scrap that policy pretty quickly because we are in urgent need of more additional autism classes. What the Deputy outlined has not been my experience in a couple of projects I worked on in my constituency, but that situation must be very frustrating if a school puts up its hand to say it is willing to assist. I will directly inquire about this and come back to the Deputy.

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