Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-20
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

The Deputy's question follows the preceding one coincidentally but very much on the same issue. I do not have the details of the school but I presume Saplings is a special autism school that was established approximately 12 years ago. I have knowledge of them and they do hugely beneficial work. As I have just been saying, we need specialist schools in some instances. It is not always a mainstream unit that is required. If the Deputy provides me with the details I will certainly commit to forwarding them to the Minister, Deputy Foley, to see what might be possible. I cannot commit on a specific case but I am very familiar with the good work of the schools.

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