Special Educational Needs
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-05
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Garret Ahearn (FG), Administrative Panel

I thank the Minister of State for her response and I am grateful that she will examine this issue. The problem will become more serious as time passes because of the amount of money the Minister of State has allocated to special classrooms and occupational therapy classrooms. If the Minister of State were open to this suggestion, it would be important for her to visit Ardfinnan National School. She has family connections in Kilcash. In her role as the Minister of State with special responsibility for special education and inclusion, it would be well worthwhile for her to visit Tipperary. I will bring her to Ardfinnan National School. She has already met one of the school's students, Cara Darmody. We have more than 300 other fantastic students who would also be grateful to meet the Minister of State and show her the facilities. It is a great school and is led by a fantastic principal, Ms Bríd Quinlivan. It would be a good opportunity to see where other schools will be in a few years' time if we do not put something in place to support them now.

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Sitting date: 2022-07-05