Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The experience of the school is that because it has 36 children, everything is capped according to that, and their needs and what they need to excel are not being accommodated appropriately. It is a one-size-fits-all approach, as opposed to a child getting additional support where he or she needs it. As for the building, the classrooms are not purpose built and teachers are spending a long time doing things they should not have to do, such as minding doors as opposed to teaching in a purpose-built environment. Furthermore, the school is in a DEIS area and is conjoined to a DEIS school, but it is not getting DEIS supports such as hot school meals. Very important oversights need to be looked at.

The hope, from a parent's perspective, was always that this would be an autism school that was a centre of excellence. That is what we should aspire to. The best site for the school is the urology building in Blanchardstown, where a purpose-built school can be accommodated, not just for the children who need it now but for the growing need in the area into the future.