Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Pauline TullyPauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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At a recent meeting, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, indicated that there would be a lot more work done with disabled students at second level about planning for their future, rather than just assuming they are going into a day service once they leave school. I hope the Minister will be part of that conversation and that preparation will be done at further and higher education institutions to accommodate what we hope to see, which is an additional number of students progressing to further education.