Mother of child with Down syndrome had to move homes to be near school with special class

'We must stop limping from crisis to crisis or taking a piecemeal approach to our vision for an inclusive education system'

Dr Fidelma Brady, head of education with Down Syndrome Ireland, told the committee how children with Down syndrome are currently 'invisible' in policy making, official data, and decision making when it comes to education. File photo

The education system must “stop limping from crisis to crisis or taking a piecemeal approach” towards becoming inclusive for all students, the Oireachtas education committee has heard.

It comes as one mother had to move homes as her child was travelling two and a half hours each way to access school every day.