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

Does the Taoiseach see something wrong with parents who have a huge amount on their hands being cast into the role of project managing to try to get a school place for their child? There is something fundamentally wrong with that. What is the Taoiseach doing to sort this out? Parents should not be put in that situation. The Taoiseach said 400 special classes have been promised to be opened this year but he has also said that only 218 have been sanctioned. There is a huge gap between sanctioning places and classes for children and them actually being delivered. Parents are being told it will take between 12 and 18 months for modular classrooms to be delivered and they are trying to manage this process. Children have a right to education and it is the Taoiseach's role to ensure they get the education they require. What is the Taoiseach doing to sort this out? It is not acceptable that parents have to protest again this Saturday in Cork to highlight this. What is the Taoiseach doing to sort this situation out?

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