Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Angela Locke-Reilly:

Many children end up having to travel huge distances. Our survey showed some of them travelling more than an hour, which is just not acceptable either. Kids end up taking places that are entirely inappropriate for them because it is the only thing they can do. There is nothing else there.