Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion
Eileen Flynn (Independent)
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I wanted to ask a question about stigma. Within the Traveller community, there is still a lot of shame that comes with a child being deaf. The supports are not there for children in the community. Ms O'Rourke said there are people from different countries in her school. Out of curiosity, are there people from the Traveller community in her school?