Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be very brief. Unfortunately, I missed a lot of the presentation because of other commitments this afternoon. The part I heard, I really enjoyed. It is a really challenging subject for us all. In this country, we sometimes clap ourselves on the back for travelling so far and for being such a mature-thinking country but when it comes to this subject, we are lagging behind and have a long way to go. There is a challenge for the schools. I am easy about whether the programme is delivered by an outside body or internally by teachers as long as the content is right and those who are delivering the content are competent. That is the most important aspect.

It should not all be left to schools. Educating the parents is also an element we cannot ignore. Ms Lennon referred to intellectual disability. We have so far to travel in this regard that it is quite shocking.

Has Ms Byrnes ever been refused access to any school that she wished to-----