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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I am personally humbled to be here. I have nothing but admiration for everyone who came in and spoke so honestly here today. It is not easy to come into a setting like this and speak so honestly. I can give them a guarantee on behalf of the committee that their voice will be heard and will be contained in our recommendations. That is extremely important. Deputy Buckley mentioned that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to support Senator Cummins and it is important that we do regular reviews of Project Ireland 2040. There are too many schemes within that which struggle to get off the ground due to funding or whatever it may be. If a quarterly check was done on it in these Houses, we would see more schemes progressing. Any of us who watched "Prime Time" last night were abhorred by what we saw,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Business of Joint Committee (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Good morning everyone. I welcome you all to this public meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism. Before we start our business, I will read some formal notices. All those present in the room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that members must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Today we resume our consideration of autism policy and the services and supports provided by the State for autistic people in particular. At our round-table discussion in the Seanad Chamber last Thursday, we heard directly from autistic people, from the parents of autistic children, and from autism representative groups about the difficulties autistic people are facing in everyday life in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. Tamming and call on Dr. Mary Doherty to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. Doherty. We will now take questions from members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Dr. Doherty mentioned students losing a place on a course. Is that within the third level system here in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: One thing that is coming to the fore at this committee, and definitely at this meeting, is the need to educate society across the board and across all professions. I see it myself as the father of a young autistic son. There are occasions where somebody might not be invited to a birthday party. A lot of that is because of a lack of knowledge of autism. There needs to be more education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Just to come back, I think we need to take the term "unit" out of the language we use. It is used in the Department and across society. I hate it myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Whenever it is used making announcements in the media from the Department, I think it is not a unit, it is another classroom. That has to change. It should be looked on as just another classroom within the school. It is important that the Department would change that. I agree we need to set a standard across all schools with special classes. I do not think we have one at the minute. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: It has got lost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Senator Ardagh wished to make a contribution but Deputy Flaherty has just arrived.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. Doherty. On the subject of training, I might make the witnesses aware that as a committee we have been pushing, and the Houses of the Oireachtas have agreed that Leinster House as a complex will be an autism-friendly government complex. As part of that, training is going to be rolled out to all 1,500 political and non-political staff across the campus. It is important that we,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: It is positive to know that trained professionals will be coming into the system later this year. That is all of our questions for today. I thank the guests sincerely for attending the meeting. Their attendance and comments have been extremely beneficial. Any other information or recommendations they feel would be beneficial to us as a committee can be sent to the clerk to the committee...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I support my colleague, Senator Doherty, in her request about St. John’s Ambulance. People have complained to my office about not getting meter-read bills in recent months. I call on people to read their own meters and send in a proper reading because if the meters are not being read and the bills are being overestimated, then people will be charged at the higher rate. We know that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I want to raise the issue of the summer programme. I know considerable work was carried out by the Department regarding special education. New recommendations were put in place but we are still hearing stories of a significant number of special schools deciding not to provide a school-based summer programme this year. I would strongly urge those schools to reconsider. The reality of not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to follow up on the points Senator McGahon made on the Croí Cónaithe scheme. The Government has put significant investment into these schemes and it is important the local authorities provide the resources to deliver these schemes. The local authority chief executives should have monthly meetings with the Minister in his office in the Custom House to ensure the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Business of Joint Committee (28 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Tully, who has asked Deputy Ó Murchú to substitute for her today. Before we start our business, I will read some formal notices. All those present in the room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Today we will resume our consideration of autism policy, especially regarding the services and supports provided by the State to autistic people. I would like to welcome our witnesses: Ms Julie Tonge, who is a disability officer in the access and lifelong learning centre in University College Dublin; and Ms Lisa Marie Clinton, who is the director of strategy and business development of adult...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: We will now go to members for comments and questions. I call Deputy Ó Murchú, who is here as a substitute today.