Eileen Flynn (Independent)
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I thank the Holy Family school for all its work. It is a fantastic school that empowers young students to go on to be what they want to be. There are some supports in Dublin for deaf students but are there deaf schools beyond Dublin, in the likes of Kerry or Donegal, that are able to facilitate students? I refer to the wraparound supports that are needed for students to be successful within the education system at post-primary and primary levels.

As a committee, we work on a cross-party basis. I am from the Traveller community and for the past two years I have been working on equality for everybody in the education system. What are the gaps for deaf students or students who are hard of hearing? What does the committee need to do to make life easier and better for students?

Very simply, what should be implemented within the education system for extra students?