Parents will plead with minister to reverse cuts at special needs school

Parents of children with special needs whose school services have been reduced dramatically will personally plead with Health Minister James Reilly to reverse the cuts.

The outcry is over cutbacks at St Francis Special School in Beaufort, Co Kerry, attended by 52 children with moderate to severe disabilities.

Parents claim the service provided by speech therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and social workers has been slashed 90%.