Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The issue with the autism unit at De La Salle is that it was operating out of a classroom made available by a teacher, which then had to be returned to them. There is a plan for a building that would deal with two units. The issue was that a modular unit is going in that will only fit one class, but a huge amount of work has been done by the principal and the NCSE. I got good news last Friday, so I am hoping this will just be reaffirmation of that in the sense that resources will be provided by the Department. They will be able to look after these two classes. The parents who were previously told they would not be looked after are now being told that their kids will be looked after. It is to make sure the resources are provided. Beyond that, the big one we need is for the school extension that is in train to actually happen. That would deal with this entire circumstance.

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