A boy with ADHD and additional health needs challenges a school’s refusal to provide special chairs, arguing the denial is linked to the fact he attends a fee-paying school. The dispute centres on whether the state should fund the chairs despite the school’s payment status. The case includes a report from an HSE occupational therapist, who describes the child as presenting with postural challenges, including posterior pelvic tilt and forward head posture. The boy’s needs are also described across reports as involving autism, developmental coordination disorder and hypermobility. He has brought legal action against the Minister for Education and Youth seeking funding for the special chairs. The claim is that the chairs are required to address the child’s postural difficulties, which can affect comfort and positioning during school activities. The matter is presented as a challenge to how eligibility and support are applied in the context of fee-paying education, with the boy seeking judicial resolution to require the chairs to be provided.