Clare Senator calls for action on assistance for children with special educational needs

There are calls for the Department of Education to take over the provision of assistance to children with special educational needs.

Shannon Senator Tony Mulcahy is questioning the wisdom of dividing the duties between the Department of Health and the Department of Education saying that some children were missing out.

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Currently, the National Council for Special Education acts as a liason between the education and health sectors.

Senator Mulcahy says this is not working