Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Ó Cuanacháin case, which has been deliberated on by the courts, will be studied by the Minister for Education and Science and the Government. The efforts made to assist families with autistic children and to provide them with a mainstream education is a policy area upon which there have been many developments and many resources applied. One has great sympathy in such a situation, particularly for the parents of this family with the recent outcome in the courts. However, we must respect the outcome of the courts which have interpreted the law in this area. A parliamentary question to the Minister would provide——

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