Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator. At the start, I complimented this committee, which has done Trojan work and which has rightly put a focus on children and people with autism. I was delighted to attend an event in Waterford with Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. Waterford is trying to become the first autism-friendly city in Ireland. It is a three-year campaign. It was on a Sunday afternoon and there were more than 200 people in the room. That will tell the Senator the depth of feeling that is there in relation to supports around people and children who have autism.