St Francis School is currently operating at over full capacity.
Fianna Fáil's Sean Fleming says he'll fight to get extra classrooms built in a special school in Laois if re-elected.
St Francis Special School in Portlaoise is currently operating over full capacity - with an application for two temporary classrooms refused by the Department of Education.
The current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs was elected to the Laois-Offaly constituency and is choosing to run for re-election in Laois.
Hospital investments in Laois is also on his manifesto.
Minister Fleming says the Department underestimated the school's capacity:
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