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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (28 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A right-wing Israeli Government is involved in racist and apartheid policies and is escalating the illegal annexation of Palestinian land. The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, a State entity, is a shareholder in nine companies, including four banks, that are operating in illegal Israeli settlements. Will the Government support Deputy John Brady's legislation to make this illegal?...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (28 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the international division of his Department. [13882/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We await an inquiry into the State's response to Covid-19. I have spoken to the Taoiseach previously about the 23 people who died in Dealgan House and that the families met with the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. They were promised a mechanism to provide them with answers, justice and closure. They are still awaiting a response. I want to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place; and when the next one is scheduled. [15096/23]

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am not used to being first in. I thank Ms Clinton and Ms Tonge. They laid out to some degree, with regard to the framework of where we are, the absolute necessity of providing people with that throughput from education to employment. We have all seen the benefits that accrue for the person, for society, for the wider economy and obviously for their family as well. It is about being able...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My apologies for interrupting but I should have mentioned, and it has probably been said before, that we have State services. Whether they are fit for purpose or whether people would require training is another issue. We need this sort of service and outreach service built into the education and training boards, ETBs, the Intreo offices and possibly even the local enterprise offices, rather...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: How would the university bring that about so that they would have enough time? Does it depend on how the student is entering into third level education, and so forth?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As this is people-centred, we are asking them what their needs and wants are.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get that. I met Ms Clinton previously and I was very taken with her career path. She saw that something was lacking and set about putting it in place. On some level, there has been proof of concept in the sense that a company bought out the particular idea. I looked at some of the assistive technologies and what CentralReach offers to people. In some cases, it is simple in the sense...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I can see how that is the case but I am wondering how it was assessed. We have seen many bad examples from America. Ms Clinton spoke about this transition framework and Project SEARCH. Could she give some detail on that? We have all had interactions with people who have had issues with the workplace equipment adaptation grant. What changes to it are necessary? There are...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Sometimes when talking about augmenting, people think we are talking about replacement. We have talked about the issues relating to therapies across the board. Has CentralReach looked at some of these assistive technologies as regards augmenting those sorts of therapies, be they in speech and language, occupational therapy or whatever else? In general, it is repetition of strategies and...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It makes complete sense.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Who is responsible for drawing it up?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is something we need to look at. Like everything else it is very obvious afterwards. Obviously, it is something we are not doing at this point in time. I ask about Project SEARCH.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I can see the Chair is in a panic. Difficulties with the grant were mentioned, which is my last question.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I always have additional questions; that is the problem. Ms Clinton spoke about particular difficulties with the workforce equipment adaption grant. I am sure many of us have come across that. Can she provide details of those difficulties?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Did that report make specific reference to this grant?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That would be useful.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Even if it was just given the okay and was ready to draw down when they were in employment. Should they get it beforehand to get some use of it?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: And nobody likes filling out forms.