I am aware that the Government is committed to increasing the capacity of existing special schools and providing new ones. In that vein, I ask the Tánaiste to do what he can to ensure the Department of Education will press ahead with the accelerated delivery of architectural planning and tendering, ADAPT, application for Scoil Chiaráin, which is at stage 2B at present. In asking the question, I am thinking of Dean Malone and his mother, Helen, who have been in contact with me and are waiting desperately for a place. The Tánaiste knows the transformative effect that securing a place can have, not just on a child but also on his or her entire family. The school in question could deliver if we gave it the resources, including the physical resources. I ask the Tánaiste to do everything he can to assist it.

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I will certainly talk to the Minister for Education to ensure there will be a positive response to the school's application. The funding has been provided in terms of the rapid acceleration of special schools. I will certainly talk to the Minister in respect of the issue the Deputy has raised.