Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

There continues to be a huge level of vacancies that need to be filled. The Taoiseach keeps on blaming the 2022 High Court judgment which found the Government to be in breach of legislation. When will the Government get children the access to what they urgently require rather than blaming that judgment? This Friday, a group of 50 parents will hold a sleep-out outside the Department of Education because their children cannot get the school places they need. Parents should not have to sleep out in order to assert the rights of their children to access an education they desperately need. When is this going to change? When will there be enough school places for children with additional needs? When is the Government going to stop failing children with additional needs? When will the vacant and empty posts be filled on the children's disability network teams?

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