Mother of autistic boy to address European Parliament over lack of school place for her son

Alison Field, a Labour councillor for Dublin Bay North, is among five families who will ask the European Commission to investigate Ireland's failure to meet its legal obligations to children with additional needs.

A mother who has once more received more than a dozen refusal letters from local schools as she looks for a place for her autistic son will on Wednesday address the European Parliament.

Alison Field, a Labour councillor for Dublin Bay North, is among five families who will ask the European Commission to investigate Ireland's failure to meet its legal obligations to children with additional needs.