Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. As I outlined, quite a number of parents from Monaghan town are transporting their children to different parts of the county in order to access special needs provision for their children. They ask genuinely asking whether there should be more places available in Monaghan town where the families themselves reside. I welcome the fact that the NCSE and the Department wrote to all schools asking them to come forward with projected numbers in that regard. I look forward to a situation arising where more places are available for parents and their children in Monaghan town so that families will not have to get their children up early in the morning and travel miles to school. It is important that they can do that as close to their locality as possible. I look forward to developments going forward.