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

The Minister of State made a point about school places in Cork and Kerry. We have schools that are looking to put in ASD classes. They are crying out for ASD classes. Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig is looking to put them in, but it cannot. It has no room. It is waiting on a rebuild. It looks like Scoil Barra in Ballincollig will be offered prefabs. It has land it wants to build on to put in ASD classes. We have the Padre Pio school in Churchfield, one of the best schools for integration between mainstream and ASD classes. It has taught special and additional needs children in prefabs for 15 years. These are the most vulnerable children we have, yet here we are with the Minister of State listing out everything the Government is doing. I have a list in Cork of people who are looking for places for their children and they cannot get them.

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