Girl with autism sues minister over alleged failure to provide school transport

The five-year-old says her parents have had to borrow a car in order to drive her to the nearest school with a suitable place which is 18kms away

She says she was informed on September 1, the day she was due to start school, that transportation would be arranged by the end of the month. File picture

A child with autism has brought High Court proceedings over the Minister for Education’s alleged failure to provide her with school transport.

The five-year-old girl, who cannot be named by order of the court, was in June deemed eligible for a special transport scheme on the basis of her additional educational needs.