Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 15 December 2020, the engagements her Department has had with respect to an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); if she will ensure that measures are in place that will allow this unit to continue operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1543/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has committed capital funding for a permanent Special Educational Needs Base at the school in question. The proposed project has been refused planning permission by Monaghan County Council.
Department officials are continuing to work with the National Council for Special Education and the school authority, of the school in question, in the context of providing permanent accommodation for their Special Class, the class can continue to operate in existing accommodation in the interim.
