Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion

Photo of Seán CanneySeán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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The Bill has been in train since 2017, and it is an indictment on all of us that it is still here in 2023. However, it fell. The purpose of the Bill is to enshrine in law the rights of people with autism. It is not a perfect Bill as it has been presented. We have put in amendments and we welcome other amendments so that, when we are finished with it, we can say we have done a decent job and it will help both children with autism and their families.