Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is fitting that the Minister referred to the issues of exclusion and marginalisation. Given the success of youth cafés in bringing young people in from the margins, will she consider ring-fencing part of the funding for young people with intellectual and physical disabilities on a regional, county or city basis? Often people with intellectual disabilities find that youth cafés and other youth networks can unintentionally exclude them, as most of those attending would not have an intellectual disability or learning difficulty. Will she consider ring-fencing moneys on a pilot basis for facilities for young people with specific intellectual or physical disabilities?

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