The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced a major new initiative in the special education area under which all children assessed as having special needs arising from a disability will be entitled to an automatic response to those needs.
The level and nature of the response in each case will depend on the assessed needs of the child or group of children involved. The response may take the form of a full or part-time resource teacher or child care support depending on the number of children involved and the nature of their needs.
An application has been received from the school in question and my Department's inspectorate has been requested to investigate the level of need in the school. A decision on this request will be made as soon as the inspectors report has been received in my Department.