Special Educational Needs
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-29
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Thomas Byrne (FF), Meath East

I assure people that this process is still under way. Quite frankly, the Department of education does not look at it in terms of Kildare South or Kildare North. It looks at the children who are there. Through the process that will balance out. There will be more in Kildare North, I assume because it is a bigger population. I also assume it will balance out as the process goes on. The idea that this is some sort of political decision is wrong. It is based on the needs of-----

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Sitting date: 2026-01-29