Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are addressed to the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment to follow up on my Member's statement on the case of special needs support in the schools.

I have been receiving numerous complaints and concerns brought to me by constituents that in fact it seems schools are being forced to cut back because of insufficient funds in the budget to deal with this very critical issue that affects all of our constituents, all of our communities, and all of our schools.

I would like to ask the Minister, is he confident and satisfied that the money that has been allocated, the $4.5 million per year to address student needs and class size, is that in fact getting to where it is most needed? Thank you.