I raise the issue of the single school enrolment plan and the taskforce for Dublin 15. Eleven children are currently without a school place in Dublin 15 and parent advocacy groups I met yesterday have identified that more than 30 students will require a school placement in 2025. There are huge concerns that the process will not be speedy enough to deal with the situation for 2025. Can the Minister of State give an assurance that the process will be speedy and that the 2025 cohort will not be in the same position as those 11 students who do not have a school place in Dublin 15 today?

I thank the Deputy for raising this question. The precise reason I am setting up the Dublin 15 taskforce is to ensure the NCSE, schools, patrons and boards of management in that area are all communicating. I want that taskforce also to work on a common application process so we are not in this position next September. The reality at the moment is that there is an information gap in the NCSE about the number of children who are waiting for an additional special class or special school place. That will be the role of the parents, boards of management, patrons and schools all working together and I want to see it rolled out across the country. That will be the important task of the taskforce I want to get up and running in the coming weeks.