Tom Clonan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

First, I apologise for not being here for the opening statements. I was caught in the Order of Business on a matter that is not far removed from what we are discussing here. I also welcome Dr. Niall Muldoon, whom I have never met, but I thank him for all his powerful advocacy in the area of disability rights for children. As a parent and a carer, I really appreciate it.

I must confess that I was a primary school teacher in a previous life back in the 1980s. I had 37 children in the class-----