Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Joan CollinsJoan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their report on what they do. I visited the centre before Christmas. Most areas have been covered in the introduction. I refer to the number of parental and professional training places offered, that is 7,000. How do the witnesses see themselves delivering more of that? They have a good team around them. How many more professionals and children could they outreach to? I know they are referred to the centre specifically and that it is not an open-door centre. How do the witnesses see their centre moving forward in assisting parents, professionals and children?