Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I add my voice to what the Chair said about Fiacre Ryan and RPM. It was one of the most impactful sessions I have had in any committee. We need to follow up on RPM and the general idea of those who are non-verbal but who are thinking. We talked about silos earlier. Someone could be left in a personalised silo by not providing them with that.

Regarding what Dr. Roddy said about whatever works and has best practice, if in the short term we do not have all the services we need to provide, we need to provide whatever we can with a plan to get to somewhere better that can deliver. I probably should have emphasised it earlier. It is similar to the point Ms Locke-Reilly made earlier. Ms Lavin outlined a short number of difficulties that she has come across in her life which can be dealt with. We may be talking about funds for housing, how someone gets to that point or even the simplicity of using public transport including buses. There is definitely a need for more interaction. We should be achieving those easy wins straightaway because they do not involve major cost. I should have said that earlier.