Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I will not repeat the questions that were raised already. I read the documents sent in by the association. Many of the suggestions make practical sense, including the idea of pulling the various Departments together, especially those responsible for welfare service supports and education, to determine how we drive the issues, rather than dealing with different groups all the time. This issue has been raised with me often by parents who are highly stressed from trying to deal with the various documents, applications and so on. A proposal is needed. What response has the association received from the Departments? Has it been positive? Have the Departments worked with the association? All Deputies should push this issue.

The NCSE used the word "quantum" to describe the level of support, suggesting a fixed amount. The association would prefer to use the word "continuum". Will they develop this point? They did not get a chance to do so during the introduction but I would be interested to hear it.