Government 'not in a position' to confirm children with additional needs will have school place this year

Tánaiste Simon Harris said the Government was 'working absolutely around the clock to make sure no child will be prevented from starting school'

Labour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny told Tánaiste Simon Harris many families were still in limbo, with no clarity about whether their children will have a school place in the next academic year. 

The State is “not in a position to say that resources will fully match demand” for school spaces for children with additional needs, the Dáil has heard.

During leaders’ questions, Labour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny told Tánaiste Simon Harris many families were still in limbo, with no clarity about whether their children will have a school place in the next academic year.