Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this question. The precise reason I am setting up the Dublin 15 taskforce is to ensure the NCSE, schools, patrons and boards of management in that area are all communicating. I want that taskforce also to work on a common application process so we are not in this position next September. The reality at the moment is that there is an information gap in the NCSE about the number of children who are waiting for an additional special class or special school place. That will be the role of the parents, boards of management, patrons and schools all working together and I want to see it rolled out across the country. That will be the important task of the taskforce I want to get up and running in the coming weeks.

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