Foley: More than 120 children without school place to get offer 'shortly'

Minister for Education Norma Foley: 'We have made great progress in special education.'

Children who remain without a school place will begin receiving offers "shortly", the education minister has said.

Figures from the Office of the Children's Ombudsman show that on September 2, there were 126 children without a school place, despite the minister for special education Hildegarde Naughton saying in June that she was "confident" children would be offered spaces where needed.