David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

How does the Minister reconcile his statement that he does "not believe an uncritical acceptance of a right to services approach would realise the outcome which all concerned would like to see" with the following statement by a parent on television last week, "I can't die and leave that boy behind because I don't know what's going to happen," and the comments of other parents who said they may have to commit suicide and kill their children as well because they cannot leave them to the vagaries of the State?

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