'I will shout from the rooftops until Leah is allowed back in school' says Cork mother 

Michelle Forde's pleas for provision to enable her daughter go back to school have been bounced around between the HSE and the departments of Children, Health, and Education

Michelle Forde with her daughter Leah at home in Cork.   Picture: Denis Minihane

A Cork girl with complex medical needs has been refused access to school for more than six months, with various government departments refusing to say who is responsible for facilitating  her return.

Leah Forde, aged 10, from Turners Cross, has not been allowed to attend school since last October.  She has a rare chromosome disorder resulting in severe developmental delay. She is not able to walk or talk and is fed on a special blended diet using a tube into her stomach.