'Not acceptable' children with special needs having to travel long distances to access school place, minister says

Education minister Hildegarde Naughton said she acknowledged parents' 'frustrations' and said the Government was spending €3bn a year on special education

New plan will see the completion of close to 300 projects currently under construction. It aims to deliver more than 30,000 additional units, as well as an announcement later in the year on additional special classes.

It is not acceptable children with additional needs are asked to travel long distances to access school places, the education minister has admitted.

Hildegarde Naughton was speaking in Blanchardstown as she launched her department's €7.55bn National Development Plan Sectoral Investment Plan for 2026 to 2030.