Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

Ba mhaith liom, freisin, cur leis an méid atá ráite faoin am atá leagtha amach le haghaidh na díospóireachta sa teanga Gaeilge inniú.

We all rightly condemn the death of the two soldiers and the constable in the North. It was wonderful to see such unison in that regard. The wife of the constable said she had been cheated of her husband's life. In the South, children have been cheated of an appropriate education. Will the Minister for Education and Science urgently address this House with a view to reversing the educationally and financially unsound proposals he made in regard to mainstreaming children with special needs?

Last weekend I learned that his decision is financially unsound, although he made it on the basis of saving money. Last Friday I visited Scoil Chaitríona in Renmore which has seven children in a special class.