Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will go to our other guests because there were a number of questions about sign language. I will come to Mr. McGrath, too. I will note that spaces have been provided in universities. If different needs are being accommodated within a shared space, I do not believe that needs to be othering. The othering aspect of that comes more from a societal attitude to people using spaces in different ways and for different needs. I think it is coming back to the design point. Having design that includes, if necessary, spaces allowing for sensory reduction creates an inclusion whereby it is okay that it is visible that people in this space have different needs and that the spaces have been designed to accommodate them. That is a slight query I have in that regard. I am conscious we have limited time so I am going to go to Mr. McGrath.