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Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister. I apologise for being late to the debate as I was at another meeting when the Minister was speaking. The reality is this whole issue is about children. It is not about concessionary or non-concessionary tickets but about children getting to school. We are in a situation where the country is at full employment. We need to be at full employment and we need people to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to raise a few issues. The first concerns the HSE, and specifically the children's disability network teams. There is a crisis across our disability network teams. I will cite an example from my own county, which has a population of 45,000.In terms of posts filled, there is one psychologist, 0.5 in speech and language therapy, 0.5 in occupational therapy, 0.8 in physiotherapy and no...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Acting Chairperson. The Minister is very welcome. I will be brief. I concur with Senator Craughwell's comments. I served on a local authority for a long number of years and know that there is a wealth of experience among local authority members. They are the people who are on the ground every day of the week. They can feed into this in terms of providing an insight into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to this public meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism. We have received apologies from Senator Garvey. Before we start business today, I would like to read some formal notices and the Covid-19 code of conduct. The Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, Deputy Ó Fearghaíl, and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Senator Mark Daly,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Lowndes and invite Ms. Karen O'Mahony from the Rainbow Club Cork Centre for Autism to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms O'Mahony and invite Ms Jennings to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Jennings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: There was one specific question for Ms Lowndes. She might take that first and then we might deal with funding for special schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Does anyone want to come in on funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Thank you. I call Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Thank you Deputy O'Sullivan. You have directed one question to Ms O'Mahony and one to Mrs. Jennings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I call Ms O'Mahony to answer Deputy O'Sullivan as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Thank you Ms O'Mahony. Thank you Deputy O'Sullivan. I call Deputy Marian Harkin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Who wants to take the first question? I call Ms Jennings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Thank you, Deputy Harkin. The next member on my list is Senator Flynn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Lowndes. We have invited the Minister, Deputy Harris, to one of our meetings this autumn to discuss third level educational opportunities as well. Deputy McHugh is next on my list. As he is online but not in the precincts of Leinster House, I will ask a question on his behalf. Do the witnesses feel that there is adequate engagement and a communication channel between their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Does anyone else want to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I propose that we suspend for five minutes as we are an hour and a half into the session and I said at the beginning that we would take a five-minute sos.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: We are back in public session and I call the next speaker who is Deputy Joe Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I will bring in Senator Currie. She is my colleague and a strong advocate on autism. She is not a member of the committee but asked to attend the meeting today.