Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On my first question, when Mr. Geary's family first came to be in this situation of needing sign language and knew this was going to be embedded in the family from that day forward, what supports were offered to them at that time? Was it whole-of-family support? Was it a very slow process? What does Mr. Geary want implemented so other families do not end up in the same situation?

Second, the Department has put in those two new individuals, the ISL specialist in-classroom support person and the adviser role.

In Mr. Geary's experience, and from what his family has been through, what is a reasonable time for a key performance indicator review to be carried out so that we are doing something that means something? He mentioned the EPSEN Act and Disability Act, which do not seem to have met the needs of his family at any point along the way. What does Mr. Geary want to see happening and what is the timeframe for it?