Mr. Andrew Geary:

I am not sure we can catch up on his full potential before he leaves secondary school but the bridge to his full potential is there. There is no fault in the education system with the access that is there now, so it is on him. If he does not do his homework, that is not any fault of the school. He is getting full access to everything that goes on in that classroom. He comes home and does his homework, whether that is maths, history or geography. Believe it or not, Calum is still learning French. Imagine that. A deaf, signing child is still learning French at the end of first year in secondary school. That shows the absolute potential of this role. That is heartbreaking for me but it is also deeply humbling.

I truly believe in this House because of the questions that were asked here. There are three pillars of our democracy: the centre of Government here with our Deputies and Senators asking questions, the storytellers telling the story in the media and the High Court. Unfortunately, in our case, we needed all three pillars and that is why I am broken and burnt out today. However, I am very thankful to our democracy and I deeply love my country.

It tore me apart that I felt I was being disloyal to it. The clerk has warned me not to use another word and I will not do so. I do feel, though, that I have been disloyal to my country in bringing it to the High Court and this has broken me in two.