麻豆社

A whistleblower who worked in the Education Authority has told the Nolan Show he was told to mislead the public as to when applications were received by the government body. These were applications so that children with disabilities could be given help and support to be able to go to school like everybody else. The Education Authority has a responsibility to deal with those applications within a specific time period - a number of weeks. But you are about to hear today from a member of staff who claims he was told to pretend the Authority had not received the applications - and put them to the side. In a nutshell, that meant some of our most vulnerable children in NI were being left on a pile, and their parents misled. This is a shocking story this morning. You will hear this whistleblower describe the chaos within the Education Authority, how files would be lost, and how parents were being ignored. Remember,who is at the heart of this story. Children with disabilities. Stephen began by asking Paul - not his real name - what his job was. We also got reaction from Koulla Yiasouma - NI Commissioner for children & young people, Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle, SDLP MLA Colin McGrath, DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson and Liam Mackle, Advice Manager Children's Law Centre.

Also on the programme, yesterday we heard more details about the mystery donor who bequeathed 拢1.5 million to Sinn Fein - the largest ever known donation to a political party in Northern Ireland - by William E Hampton who had been living in a mobile home when he drew up his will. But where will the money be spent? Fine Gael Senator James Reilly has said it would break Irish political spending laws if any of the money was spent in the Republic of Ireland under standards in public office rules.