Mary Coughlan
Question:417 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils attending national schools who are considered disabled or children with special needs. [15022/96]
Written Answers. - Disabled Children With Special Needs.
My Department does not keep precise records of the number of children with special needs who are integrated into ordinary primary schools at any given time. A survey conducted in 1992 on behalf of the Special Education Review Committee indicated that there were approximately 8,000 pupils with specific disabilities in ordinary classes in primary schools.