Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On this issue, I very much appreciate the work Deputy Deasy and the Chairman have done on this. As someone who worked with children with disability, albeit physical as opposed to intellectual disability, I realise how vulnerable those people are, especially when one is dealing with people who are non-verbal. It is very hard for them. They cannot speak up for themselves, literally. One of the reasons it is important that this issue is pursued is to try to dent the inclination of institutions to circle the wagons when they are in difficulty.