I raise the urgent need for special classes in Kildare South. Not a day goes by that my office is not inundated with calls from worried parents. One parent called yesterday about twins who need a special class. Thankfully, after 50 phones calls, one of the twins, my constituent's daughter, got a place 10 miles from where they live. However, the other twin, a boy, cannot get a class.

I want to talk about Scoil Bhríde in Suncroft and its principal, Ms Sinéad Harte. She has a room available to go ahead with a special class. In dealing with the Minister and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, I have been told it is a rural location. It is ideally located 5 miles from both Kildare town and Newbridge. I ask the Taoiseach to work with Scoil Bhríde in Suncroft to create a second class, which it was previously promised but which did not go ahead. It is badly needed in Kildare South.

I appreciate the issue. About 350 special classes have already been sanctioned, which is higher than the number sanctioned last year. That illustrates the need, and bringing the date forward has clarified the extent of the need for the school year beginning next September.

I ask the Deputy to engage with the Minister of State, Deputy Moynihan. I will alert him to the fact the Deputy has raised this issue. He takes an on-the-ground approach to this. He and the Minister, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, are working flat out on this question.