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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: Thank you. There is one more speaker. We are over time but I feel it is important to give everyone an opportunity. We will have a short time afterwards for members to ask questions. We will continue until 1.25 p.m. before we break. As I said, there will be a photographer on the Plinth to get a group photograph and we will then have refreshments. I welcome the representatives from...

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

Micheál Carrigy: We have gone way over time but I felt it was important-----

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

Micheál Carrigy: I am going to have to move on to let members put a couple of questions. I will be quite honest; we have gone way over time. I apologise but I gave everyone as long as I could. I just want to give members the opportunity to ask questions. I will introduce my colleagues, both members of the committee and other colleagues who have asked to attend the meeting. Senator Wall from Kildare,...

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

Micheál Carrigy: Will Mr. Devereux submit to the committee information on the costs he faced to upskill himself in his profession in the way he described? It might form a template for the costs teachers are taking on at their own expense to educate themselves. If he would forward such information to the committee, we would be extremely grateful.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Deputy Tully mentioned the Disability Act, about which I feel strongly based on discussions we have had over the past nine months. It is an issue that comes to the fore. As everyone has mentioned, the lack of services is an issue. I call on the Government to review the Disability Act. Such a review needs to happen. We need to give entitlement to services to children and young adults with...

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

Micheál Carrigy: As Deputies Tully and Ó Murchú said, we met an organisation representing occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and psychologists last Tuesday. When Progressing Disability Services was set up, the HSE did not meet these groups. Changes need to be made but they must be made in consultation with the people who will be doing the work.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Senator Lombard. On my own behalf as Chair, I thank everyone for coming here today. People have travelled significant and long distances. As all members have stated, it was powerful listening to their testimonies. As a committee, we are charged with making a report to the Government on 1 June 2023. We are committed to that and to ensuring we include recommendations that will lead...

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

Micheál Carrigy: Good afternoon, everybody. I welcome you to this public meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism in the Chamber of the Seanad, the Upper House of our Parliament here in Leinster House. I warmly welcome all the self-advocates and representatives from various parents' organisations. I thank the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Deputy Buttimer, and the Leader of the Seanad, Senator Chambers,...

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

Micheál Carrigy: Well done, Mr. Kenny and Ms Kenny. I now call on Mr. Deasún Kelly. For the information of those present, Deasún is a neighbour of mine from home in Longford. He is in first year in Trinity College studying maths, I believe.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Maths and music. Over the years, Deasún has been a very strong advocate and has actually gone into many national schools in Longford to speak to pupils about his experience. I commend him on what he has done. I will now allow him to make a statement.

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

Micheál Carrigy: If you wish, yes.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I call Ms Evie Nevin.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Thanks very much. I will let in Deputy Ó Murchú on the legal system.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I ask Mr. Foote to put his concerns to the clerk to the committee and we will organise that.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I acknowledge Roisin Deery, our diversity and inclusion officer. We have spoken of training, etc. We have had a number of meetings in recent months on Leinster House as a complex. More 1,500 political and non-political staff work here. We have agreement from the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to roll out training for all staff, which will be taken with AsIAm in the coming months. On...

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

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Fox. I take this opportunity to acknowledge Mr. Mick O'Brien, whose surname escaped me earlier. He is access officer for the Houses of the Oireachtas. He is working with us and was involved when we were doing the audit of Leinster House and identifying changes to the facilities here to make sure we get accredited. I acknowledge the work he is doing.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Take your time.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Well done, Naomhán. Next we have Darragh and Rosaleen.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Mr. Cullivan. I see the former Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Senator Mark Daly, in the Visitors Gallery. He was instrumental in getting the Joint Committee on Autism established. I thank the Senator for his support. Next, I call Ms Lautwein.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Lautwein. We are joined by Ms Amanda McGuinness and Mr. Adam Harris from AsIAm which is doing great work in bringing autism to the attention of people and the Government. It has done a fantastic amount of work. I thank everyone in AsIAm for the good work being done on behalf of tens of thousands of children and families throughout the country. I appreciate the support the...