Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputy for raising this. I appreciate that the school is open to and wants to develop a special class. That is good because some schools are less proactive in respect of this, so I appreciate the efforts by the board. The school will be kept under consideration, I understand, for a special class for 2026-27. I will talk to the Minister of State, Michael Moynihan, who is with me here. According to the NCSE, the vast majority of children known to the NCSE seeking a special class in Kerry already have a placement. If there are local issues the Deputy is highlighting here, maybe the NCSE is not aware of certain cases. I ask him to speak to the Minister of State, Michael Moynihan, after this session and maybe we can progress that.

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