Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Co-operation and Working Together
Mr. Damien McCallion:
Yes. Having been on the service side, I can still recall meeting families in disability services where we had put in peer workers for young people with autism. The funding had run out and we were in the recession at the time. Meeting those families and seeing that those services could potentially cease was a stark reminder to us all. At the time, we managed to resolve the issue but it emphasised the importance of having some sense, when taking on a project, of how we might be able to mainstream it so people are not left behind.
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