Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South-Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Across Cork, there are dozens of children with special educational needs who do not have a place for September. In the past three weeks alone, I have been contacted by eight parents of children who need a place in a special school for September who do not have one. The pressure this is putting on them, the anxiety they are carrying, the uncertainty they are facing and the worry they have for their children is absolutely enormous. They are doing everything they can. One mother I spoke to had her child's name down on nine waiting lists. I will be joining several of these parents on a march in Cork city on Saturday. Will the Minister tell me when will the additional special school for Cork be delivered? Will he commit to ensuring every child who needs a place in a special school for September will have one?

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