Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for that reply. The Minister of State suggests that people who are not satisfied with the allocation of funding should go to the courts. When the Minister for Education and Science presented this legislation to the House, he indicated his absolute determination to avoid having to go to court at all costs. I do not intend a pun on the words "at all costs". The wall which deters people from going to court is growing higher and higher. Must an individual who feels he or she cannot get his or her entitlements always resort to the courts? Having seen the examples of the Sinnott and O'Donoghue cases, no parent would want to go down that road. The Minister is determined, through this legislation, to deter people from going down that road. It is unfortunate that the Minister of State mentioned that course of action.