Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would be happy to visit and would certainly love to meet the whole school community and see at first-hand the wonderful work that is being done. I stress it is the intention of the Minister of State and I to get to a position where we have the capacity we need for every young child to be able to attend school, to attend a school that is most appropriate for them and that this can be done in the most timely manner so that at the same time of the year every child, irrespective of where they are going to school, will know where they are going, when they are going and will have time to plan. I am aware one of the biggest at the moment is ensuring parents know well in advance where their children are going and that they have that appropriate space. There is a lot of work happening through the NCSE, the expansion of its teams, the development of our SENOs and the huge capital investment. That work will continue as a priority so every parent and every child are supported.

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