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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Such as why you are missing an arm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept what Ms Doherty is saying about funding. There may be a need with regard to flexibility in how that can be spent. The pay and conditions of personal assistants must be dealt with at a ministerial level. My final question concerned in-house supports. What supports are available for someone who may need a bit more of a foundation to provide the framework? Could the witnesses talk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When Dr Sweeney was talking about diet, all I could think of people having to stay in the room when people are opening crisps or whatever. You have all those individual issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister has dealt with the issue to some degree in terms of workforce planning. We all accept the need for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists, but from what he said, there probably has been a failure in the Department of Health or wherever else to come forward and say it needs certain services. I acknowledge what the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, the Minister referred to retention. We all know the issues regarding conditions. At least if we have that part done, it means we will have something positive in the years ahead. We must bridge the gaps in the short term. In the presentations made to us we heard about the Trinity centre and the fabulous programme from the point of view of work placement and job activation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is fair to say I can be a nuisance in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all dealt with the issue of the cliff edge that can happen after secondary school, whatever about the issues beforehand. Obviously, the positivity from the earlier meeting was the fact there was a framework that will work for a good cohort of students who are autistic. It is a case of making sure that parents do not have to fight multiple battles. It is that piece of the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree completely. Obviously, Trinity College has the capacity to deal with the small number with which it is dealing but that can be very easily expanded without the centre having to change. It is a win-win across the board. Faster, quicker, better goes without saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It has to survive on its own, however. It has to go out and sell itself. It is not going to be the Dublin plus or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, the discussion followed on from the points I was making. It was a useful conversation. The big point Mr. Walsh has made is that the European open sky needs to happen as quickly as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I might just come in there, if I may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Most of the issues have been dealt with. A few issues arose in recent years, such as the disaster of people starting to fly again more quickly than had been modelled for and so on. Does Mr. Walsh expect that the majority of those issues we have been dealing with will not arise again next summer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is the sort of answer and brevity I was looking for. Mr. Walsh referred to training pilots. I am taking up this clientelist issue on the basis that somebody raised it with me. A young fella in Dundalk wants to be a pilot but is worried about the expense and so on. What are the means by which somebody can go about that? What is the cheapest, best and fastest route, for want of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are enough people being trained?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: How would somebody get connected to one of those schemes?