Dan Boyle (Green Party)

My own familiarity with the use of judicial action against departmental or Government inaction came about early in my political career when I met Marie O'Donoghue, whose son Paul took the initial case that was subsequently followed on in the Sinnott case in regard to lifelong learning for people with an intellectual disability. While we are concentrating narrowly in terms of autism on special schooling at primary level, the debate must be held in its widest context. What is the purpose of education? Education exists for the State to provide for every citizen the opportunity to allow such citizens reach their potential and in too many respects our system, while there have been additional resources, is failing in that respect.