Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-24
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

When the Deputy says "change the approach", the approach has been of expansion. We have gone from 16,000 to 25,000-plus. Is the Deputy saying we should change that approach? I am not clear when she says we should change the approach. The Deputy said special classes were called into question. They were never called into question as a result of the letters that went out last week. We have 3,741 special classes - how in the name of God could they be called into question? Let us be factual about it. The number of special classes-----

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Sitting date: 2026-02-24