Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chair and thank our witnesses. It is very obvious they have all had a conversation and it is brilliant to see a cohesive message coming from a particular community. It is incredibly important. To Ms Agbona I have to say I am always very sorry when somebody has to come to a committee and recount their difficulties because we should have a system that does not require people to come in and explain their difficulties. I am sorry she has to do that and that other people have to do it, but she is an amazing example. I am sure there are lots of children around the country who are hearing about her master's and are very enthused by that, so well done.

I will start with some quick questions about how often the Department of Education engages. How often do ChildVision, Vision Ireland and Féach have access to the Department? When do officials sit down with the witnesses' organisations? It is okay to say the Department does not or that it has not since last year, or whatever.