Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism
Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)
3:00 am
Ms Maria Gleeson-Cary:
On the question regarding Middletown, it comes back again to what we have been saying about clear structures and streams of intervention. If there was a very clear structure nationwide whereby those streams of intervention were provided by Middletown, that would be perfect. We would know what is provided and would know if that was appropriate for somebody or not. Sometimes that kind of training is not appropriate for a family because there may be a language or an accessibility barrier but at least we would know what is provided and would know if it was appropriate for somebody. It is the lack of oversight and the lack of national streaming and structure that impedes us and limits our ability to use that and build on it. This all comes back to national policies, structures and planning of services.
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