Children’s rights reduced to a game of political bluff

FERGUS Finlay writes (July 13) about how when in government the Labour party made good progress in improving services for people with disability.

He also credits Brian Cowen with having done the same when he was Minister for Health and regrets the fact that since then both have watched while the situation has regressed.

It’s implied that one has been as powerless as the other to do anything about the situation when in fact, in Brian Cowen’s case at least, nothing could be further from the truth.