Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, we must bring the session to a close. I thank the National Platform of Self Advocates, the Irish Deaf Society and LEAP for coming before us and for the profound and thought-provoking discussion we have had. We must reflect on it. A few issues were raised during the morning that we must feed into our deliberations as a committee. One of the most immediate issues is core funding as we head into the last two weeks before the budget. It behoves all of us, as committee members, to advocate at every level to make sure there is awareness of the need for an increase in funding across the disability community. We will be advocating for that. Perhaps it is something we might look at external to the committee's meeting next week. I thank our witnesses and our hardworking and dedicated committee members for their work. We will continue our work in the same vein.