Dáil debates
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Further and Higher Education
10:10 am
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I do not disagree with the Deputy. His county colleague Deputy Stanton raised circumstances for people that may seem simple but can be very challenging, relating to, for instance, access to the most basic of facilities on campuses, including bathrooms, and the tying-up of transport. There will definitely be a requirement for local authorities, some State agencies and other Government actors in this space to help us because, while ours is a policy-led Department, we do not have the wherewithal to do everything, but we certainly have the wherewithal to call out deficiencies that exist and present themselves for people with either intellectual or physical disabilities who are trying to navigate their way through the tertiary education system.
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