Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The recommendation is to amend the admissions Act. I will only take a moment. In fairness, Mr. Clerkin has given me the core of what I was asking about. When parents come in to deal with a particular issue they have a very specific question. They want their child to be in a unit and the unit says it is full. The parents want to know why there are not units in school X, Y or Z. On some level, they give reasons there should be in terms of legislation and whatever else. I am not saying that is fair, but such issues must come across Mr. Clerkin's desk at some point. What is his view in that regard?

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