Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion

Mr. Willem Le Roux:

On the social farming model and the enormous power of good it can do, even in our current context when prices are rising there are sustainability and environmental issues and what a great initiative to get involved in.

Let us not forget about students at a very early age in special needs schools. Let us get them to start thinking about their careers at a very early age. I was involved in a pilot project where we worked with 14-year-olds. One can see results very quickly when one gets people thinking about careers at an early stage rather than leaving that consideration until the age of 20 or 25. I think we can do better there.

Our programme is funded until the end of the year and it would be lovely to see continuation of some of the work we have done there.

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