Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Special Needs Provision in Second Level Schools: SNPA, NCSE and NAPD

1:30 pm

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I heard a saying once that will always stick with me. It was said by a parent of a special needs child. She said that the only disability that her child had was the disability that the State imposes. That is a relevant point because sometimes the lack of resources compounds the disability rather than addressing the child's ability. Perhaps that feeds into the question.