Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

Will the Leader invite the Minister for Education and Science back to the House to resume the debate, which is not over? This is a valid House, which needs to convey its views on education for autistic children.

Last week I raised the issue of 25 young mothers in education in Galway city who are at high risk of falling out of the system because the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Sean Haughey, is refusing calls to provide the €50,000 in funding he allocated last year. Newstalk is trying to get answers about why he will not provide the money but he refuses to answer. Will the Leader ask him whether he will provide the funding to keep 60 young mothers in education in Galway city and, in particular, the 25 who are at high risk of falling out of the system next month? Project workers have been placed on protective notice and an answer is required to this urgent question.