Seanad debates
Tuesday, 6 July 2004
Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
6:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
I am not sure I agree with the Minister of State. What the amendment seeks would be akin to putting a charter in the legislation. The Minister of State said that certain things are inherent in the Bill but this spells them out more specifically. Paragraph (e) mentions the involvement of the person with the disability as an element of the process. The rights-based system is also specified here, which helps underpin the legislation itself and give some kind of charter. It is not the same as the Long Title; it is just a suggestion from the Labour Party.
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