Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism
Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change)
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We are being told all the time there is no problem with resources or money, yet, in an area where there is a demand, we are not getting the resources. We should try to highlight that. I would like to hear what the representatives think about today's meeting. Task forces were set up in respect of the drugs strategy 25 years ago. All statutory bodies and all the people who had a stake in following up that work were on those task forces. Is something like that needed at a fairly high level to implement what Dr. Bargary talked about as regards getting resources? This is so we have students getting access and people going to schools to facilitate that access. Could we possibly try to tackle some of that, with strict remits and all that, so we are able to work together on it?