James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. There has been a history in our prison service of people with intellectual disabilities or other challenges not only not getting the supports they need but perhaps not even being diagnosed. I have visited most of the prisons in the country at this point. One of the most common undiagnosed issues is dyslexia, which results in people leaving school early and getting involved in crime, sending themselves on a pathway that might not otherwise have happened had they gotten that diagnosis as to why they were struggling in school at an early stage. It is something I am very much aware of. My sister has spina bifida and hydrocephalus and is in a wheelchair, so I am very aware of challenges for people with disabilities. It is something I, along with the Minister, Deputy Harris, will continue to work on with the Prison Service to improve those facilities and services.

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