O’Keeffe accuses Fine Gael of u-turn on special needs

Education Minister Batt O'Keefe says he is taken aback by Fine Gael's stance on special needs education.

O'Keeffe has accused the party of doing a complete u-turn on the issue for petty political reasons.

Fine Gael is calling on the Government to scrap plans to abolish 128 special-needs classes around the country.

The party says more than 500 children will be hit by the €7m savings measure, announced in October’s budget.

But Minister O’Keeffe said Fine Gael's stance lacked credibility.