Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

Since the letters went out to the schools the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, said he is open to listening to proposals from schools where they can demonstrate it is more educationally beneficial to the pupils involved to be in a special class of their own rather than be integrated with their peers and supported by the mainstream classroom teacher and learning resource teacher. He has also said he is open to listening to suggestions regarding combining resources of schools in a particular locality. The Senator has to take it at face value that he is open to listening to proposals from wherever.