Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome parents of autistic children in the Gallery this afternoon who are angry and frustrated because with less than a week to go to the end of the school year, their children have no school place. It is important to remember these are not just school roll numbers; they are children with rights. There is Rían, Ellis, Noel, Noah Hariri, Noah Lenord, Samuel, Macie, Eamon, TJ, Kapish, Ahmed, Zara Rose, Dara, Alexander, Korbyn, Bradley, Rubin and Ollie. There are other children whose names I do not have who also do not have a place in a school in September. Will the Tánaiste give an assurance these children will have a school place in September and that another set of parents will not be standing outside the Dáil having to protest next year for September 2025 and that they will have school places? This is a serious crisis that happens year after year. It should not be a surprise.

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