Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. I was on the site. For anyone here who does not know it, it is a claustrophobic building, so it is not the right environment for a child with high sensory needs. It is a closed space with narrow corridors. One feels that people with additional needs could hardly breathe, particularly if they are on the autism spectrum.

I support both of the Deputy and the Chairman on the primary care site and the complete integration of services. I am aware there is a site there and everything else and that it just needs to be fast-tracked, and I support that.

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