Cork 'pinch-point' for lack of special education school places

Oireachtas committee hears it is 'unacceptable' that 23 families in the city cannot get a school place for their children

The Irish Examiner reported last week on the years of frustration Darragh Murphy's parents have suffered trying to get a school place for him. See link to their story below. 

Families in Cork are facing an "unacceptable" situation where they are being offered home tuition for their children due to a lack of special education places, an Oireachtas committee has heard. 

Officials from the Department of Education and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) appeared before the education committee today.