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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State has responsibility for older persons and I ask that plans are future proofed for persons on the autism spectrum. We know from our discussion the numbers are increasing, that is, younger persons on the autism spectrum are going to be older persons. There is always that fear, especially from parents, because suddenly all these supports end at 18 years of age and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I think it was Dr. Niazi who mentioned mental health services being more appropriate than primary care or vice versa. If a child is referred to the local CDNT, who makes the final decision as to which service is the best? Is it a full clinical team that decides the child would be better off within the CAMHS or staying within the CDNT?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Dr. Niazi is saying he fits in with and works with the CDNT-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: -----but he will not go into the CAMHS. The CAMHS basically means a professional comes into the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: That is perfect. I thank the Minister of State and the officials for attending. It has been a beneficial discussion for everybody and very informative. I thank the witnesses for their work. It has been a difficult number of years and as has been said, the number of referrals has increased, which places a strain on the system, as I think everyone accepts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome everybody back to the second part of our public meeting today. In particular I welcome the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley. I also welcome from the Department of education, Ms Martina Mannion, Mr. Frank Hanlon, Mr. Martin McLoughlin and Ms Jill Fannin. The remit of the committee is to consider matters relating to services and supports provided by the State to autistic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Mr. Hanlon indicated that he wants to comment on the summer programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I am sorry for jumping in with a question. The Minister said it is at the discretion of the board of management. Ultimately, however, all schools belong to the State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: If there is a need in an area, I do not think a board of management making a decision that we are not doing a summer programme or that it is not available should be superseded by the need of the kids. I will mention one of the replies we got to our survey. We emailed all 128-odd schools. One school actually came back and said it was not going to run a summer programme because it is leasing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: That is not acceptable. I feel strongly about it. It is the property of the State. The Government has put significant funding into this. They belong to the taxpayers and to the State. They should be made available as a priority. I am sorry; I jumped in there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: There are ten minutes left before we finish. I have a few comments. Deputy Ó Murchú raised the issue of AAC. I know that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, allocated €1 million to provide devices, but it is not enough to ensure that every child will have a device that is capable of supporting them, particularly those who are non-verbal or minimally verbal. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The word "disorder" is part of a different portfolio, but it is an issue. It is a question of the terminology being used and I would love to see the word "unit" removed. I acknowledge the significant investment and support for schools from the Minister's office, whether it is school-building or staff. It has to be acknowledged that considerable investment is being made by the State in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: What about terminology and the word "unit"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: It is 2 o'clock on the dot. I thank the Minister and all her Department officials for coming here today. I thank them all for their good work. I believe we are going in the right direction and we just need to train more professionals in the therapies to assist with a lot of the programmes and plans that are in place, which will make a huge difference. We now adjourn until Thursday, 25...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome all to the 53rd meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism and our 23rd and final public meeting. We will have one more private meeting on Thursday morning next at 10 a.m. Apologies have been received from Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. Before we start our business, I will read some formal notices. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome representatives from Family Carers Ireland: Ms Catherine Cox, head of communications and policy; and Ms Clare Duffy, policy and public affairs manager. The remit of the committee is to consider matters relating to services and supports provided by the State for autistic people but we must also think of carers in the community caring for family members, neighbours or friends. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Cox for her comprehensive opening statement. Before we start I put on the record as Chairperson and I am sure on behalf of all of the committee members our thanks to those who are caring. Everyone of us knows in our own local communities throughout the country the valued work which is done. The last two paragraphs read by Ms Cox very much encompass what the public feel. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Deputy for that. I call Senator Flynn to speak now, please.