Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

When the EPSEN Act, legislation that was introduced to ensure education for people with special needs, was suspended a number of months ago, there was a little bit of a kerfuffle, but not much because we felt that whatever was there would remain in place. The Minister for Education and Science has created a reputation by portraying himself as the Rocky V of the Government. It is easy to be Rocky when one is taking on vulnerable children with disabilities.

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