I ask that all who ask questions respect other Members. A question on promised legislation is to elicit information and, if we stick to that, we might be able to get everybody in. I call Deputy Micheál Martin.

There is a crisis in respect of children with autism getting school places, particularly in second-level schools. There is a paucity of second-level schools that are making places available to young people with autism. Last night, for example, there was a meeting of 60 parents who were told that there are only eight places in a particular location. The situation is that shocking. There is a basic lack of proactivity in terms of the issue. The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill is coming back onto the agenda. The NCSE must be given the authority and the responsibility to engage with schools in order to ensure that all schools are open to accepting units for young people on the autistic spectrum. The number of special units in mainstream second level schools is far too low. What is going on is a scandal. There has been no proactivity.

That is not true.

There is the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill and also the education (parent and student charter) Bill-----

That is not true.

I am talking to the Taoiseach. The Minister of State, Deputy Regina Doherty, is not Taoiseach.

A question to an Taoiseach, please.

The Minister of State should calm down. The role of the Chief Whip is to try to develop a bit of consensus, not to be at people all the time.

Does the Deputy have a question for an Taoiseach?

It relates to the education (parent and student charter) Bill.

What the Deputy said is not true.

It is true, by the way. Parents are at their wits' end, as are teachers.

I call the Taoiseach.

Some schools have stepped up to the plate but an awful lot of schools are not doing so in respect of accepting children with special needs, particularly those with autism. Something has to be done about it legislatively. It happened at primary level over a decade ago but it is not happening at second level. There are many other issues to which I could refer, including the lack of respite and so on. The education (parent and student charter) Bill is promised.

Significant improvements have been made in this area. The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill will be before the Dáil this evening and the education (parent and student charter) Bill, to which the Deputy referred, is being drafted.

An insertion is needed to the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill.

That will be for discussion this evening.