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New school for children with autism and learning disabilities in Crumlin is a welcome development 18th December 2020 - Mary Seery-Kearney A new Special School which will open in 2021 is a much-needed development which will greatly assist children with learning disabilities, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Dublin South Central Senator Mary Seery-Kearney said, “I was delighted to welcome the announcement yesterday by Minister Josepha Madigan, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion of the establishment of a new Special School in 2021 on the campus of the former Scoil Colm in Crumlin, Dublin 12. “This is a much-needed development which will help to meet the demand for special school places in the area. ....
A new special school for children with autism and general learning disabilities will open next September in south Dublin. The school, under the patronage of the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin,will be on the campus of the former Scoil Colm in Crumlin. The plan is that it will cater for 35 pupils who have been able to get a specialist school place in south Dublin this year - although it is not expected to open until the autumn. Many of the children for whom the new school is being established are currently in mainstream schools or receiving education under the home tuition scheme. ....