Report into shortage of special education places to be published within week, says minister

A long-awaited report examining a shortage of appropriate special education places in Dublin 15 is expected to be published “within a week or so”, the education minister has pledged.

Hildegarde Naughton established the Dublin 15 taskforce in late 2024 when she was special education minister. It followed campaigning from families in the area affected by the shortfall in places for their children. 

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