Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Apologies. I was listening in. I was sidetracked by other things. It is great to see the initiatives that the organisations represented are taking. It is great to see them here and it is useful to hear the shortcomings that they see in the system. Up to now, we have been focused on the area of supporting children and young people in primary and secondary school but autism is not something people have as a teen or young person, they have it for life, so it is great to see the strides that are being made.

What is the key ask or changes that need to be seen here? It is hugely overwhelming for anyone to transition from secondary school to third level but for someone with additional needs and challenges it has to be huge. If we had a magic wand, what are the things that should be fixed?