Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach will have seen the campaign run by parents to get special school places for their children both nationally and in Cork. They have fought a Trojan campaign. There was an announcement last week that there would be additional places but it is an absolute scandal that parents must go out and fight for their children's right to an education. In 2022, there was an announcement for the new special school in Carrignavar in County Cork. There is now a fear that this school will not be open in September and may not be opened at all. I have two simple questions for the Taoiseach. Have the capacity issues in Carrignavar been resolved? Will the new special school in Carrignavar be opened this year?

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