Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

Section 3 deals with the preparation of an education plan by a school while section 4 deals with the formal right to an assessment. Clearly, the drawing up of a plan will be influenced by the vista of an assessment. The council is given power under subsection (8) to issue guidelines to principals of schools on the matters to which they shall have regard before forming their opinions under section 6. The individuality of the entire measure is unquestionable.