Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I apologise to Deputy Stanton if my answer gave the impression I was excluding persons with intellectual disabilities; I am absolutely not. It is vital they are entitled to be able to avail of the services through education, further education and employment. They need to be supported regarding transport. I will speak to the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, about this particular issue.

I agree with Deputy Ó Murchú about the involvement of all Departments. My Department has a co-ordinating role, but we cannot provide public transport to everyone or provide education to everyone. Ours is a co-ordinating role and that is very much the role the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, assists with.

I thank Deputy Sherlock for his invitation which I will certainly consider. No doubt it would be useful to meet people. From my own constituency, even in a nice urban area like Dublin 15, I am well aware of the real problems persons with disabilities have, particularly in a situation like the one Deputy Stanton described.

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