Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am indeed. I was about to pop down to the room but I am happy to contribute from my office. I thank our guests for coming in. I have been listening to the meeting since it began. It has been an insight into the world in which deaf people live. That is not an insight I had previously, so the meeting has been educational for me. I am interested in Dr. Conama's point regarding the requests of the Department of Education. He stated there had not been a response since 2018 in the context of early intervention supports and that the scheme that is in place is dysfunctional. I ask him to clarify that the Department of Education is not responding and the engagement is not there. That is my main question. If that is true, it is concerning. The case for early intervention in this matter, as in all matters relating to disability, is absolute; there is no question about it. If the Department is not doing what is meant to be doing, that needs to be called out.