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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with a school (details supplied) regarding the urgent need for an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16186/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: What has been the extent of the Minister of State's engagement with Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig regarding the urgent need for an ASD unit and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the presence of Deputy Aindrias Moynihan to my left. He has worked on this issue for a number of years. The Minister of State's response is no different from the previous response that was given on 9 April in respect of this school. Traditionally in Ballincollig, ASD classes have been outsourced to villages, such as Ovens, Berrings, Farran and other surrounding rural county...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome that. I need to stress again, as Deputy Moynihan will, the urgency around the technical team submitting that report. As the Minister of State knows, those things take time and often require planning permission. It is not just a case of landing a modular unit or building. There are considerable planning requirements from the school's point of view as it arranges resources and so...