Schools will be compelled to open special classes if reluctance to do so continues, the disabilities minister has said, as he vowed to address the shortage of places for children. Michael Moynihan has ...

Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Four primary schools in dispute with the Department of Education over opening classes for children with special needs in September will be compelled to do so under ...

Education authorities are scrambling to set up special classes and special schools for dozens of children with additional needs who do not have a school place for this September. Josepha Madigan, ...

The Minister for Education has warned schools that she will not hesitate to use the legislative powers to compel them to open special classes to ensure there are enough school places for children with ...

A provision brought in for this academic year gives the minister the legislative heft to force schools to open special classes in response to demand. However, it remains the case that some children ...

Twenty-five primary schools in the south Dublin area have been ordered to open classes for children with special needs due to an acute shortage of school places in the area. The move is aimed at ...

More than 20 primary schools across south Dublin have been told officially for the second time to open classes for children with special needs in the current school year. Most of the 25 schools are ...