Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I appreciate that this does not fall within the remit of the Minister of State's Department but I would like him to convey a message to the Minister for Education and Science.

The Minister's reply is shameful because it takes no cognisance of the motion and the question it contained. Will the Minister for Education and Science give a commitment that the assessment of need process outlined in the Disability Act will be rolled out in full for all pupils over the age of six and that there will be no roll back in the provision of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act or the Comhairle Act as they pertain to the rights and entitlements of people with disability?