I call Deputy Doherty. I ask Deputies to stick to their time and to consider other Members.

Little Angels School is a school in Donegal that caters for children with moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities. It has a new school that has not even been opened yet. There is a new school because the old one was not fit for purpose, but amazingly the new school is too small for the existing pupils. There are not enough classes in the new school and that is without even talking about the additional needs that are there in the county. On Sunday, my colleagues and I met a number of the families. Nine families have been in direct contact with me. These families have been told by the SENO that their child has to be at this school, but there is no space in the school. This is absolutely appalling. It is devastating for these parents and families who are battling every day. Will the Taoiseach take a personal interest in this? We need all the stakeholders around the table.

I thank the Deputy.

We need temporary accommodation on site for September and we need a long-term solution, namely, additional capacity in that school for all children in Donegal.

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The Little Angels School is a multidenominational school catering to pupils with moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities aged up to 18 years. It is my understanding a new state-of-the-art school building is nearing completion and is due to open in the coming weeks. The new building will offer a range of specialist accommodation including designated classrooms, therapy rooms, quiet rooms, a nurse's room and soft rooms. Concerns have been raised regarding the capacity of the new building, with a number of children on a waiting list to attend from September. I am informed the Minister of State, Deputy Moynihan, the Department of Education and the NCSE are engaging with the school and families on the issue. The Minister of State has been informed the school is considering converting two rooms in the new school into classrooms which will provide additional capacity.

I thank the Taoiseach.

The Department of Education is engaging with the school on this reconfiguration. The Minister of State has asked the Department officials whether another request from the school to continue to use its former building, which is owned by the HSE, can be considered and is awaiting an urgent update.