Liam Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)

I am not clear why Senator Burke deems it necessary to include the adjective "individual" because my understanding of the Bill was that at its core was the individuality of the child. That core principle is consistent throughout the Bill. Perhaps I have misinterpreted it but that was my clear understanding of what the Bill was about. If it was not about individuality and the individual needs of an individual child it would be going astray. I have no problem with the inclusion of the adjective "individual" if the Minister of State has no problem with it. I still regard it as superfluous because the subsection states "...arrange for an assessment of the student to be carried out". If an assessment of a student's needs is carried out it is for an individual student. One can draw up an education plan only for that individual student. I have no difficulty with the inclusion of the word "individual" if somebody can convince me it is needed.