Seanad debates

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

3:00 pm

Photo of Mary Ann O'BrienMary Ann O'Brien (Independent)

I do. On a point of clarity, a blind child must follow the same set national course as a sighted child, as well as learning all these new skills. I would like the House to examine the one size fits all approach to education, which applies in other cases, in respect of visually impaired children and whether this type of approach follows international best practice. We are not supposed to be spending any money but it is a minuscule amount of money to give these children back a couple of hours so that they have five or six hours a week.

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