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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: 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...

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

Micheál Carrigy: I wanted to bring back in Ms Ger Kenny. I cut her off. Apologies, she had something else to say.

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

Micheál Carrigy: It was remiss of me not to congratulate Mr. Harris on his recent engagement. Like every newly engaged person, he has been turning the ring around his finger. Ms Kenny made a point about the committee. We are committed as a group to ensuring this report will not rest on a shelf. We want it to be implemented. We have sought the authority for an all-party committee to be set up to review...

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

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. Mathews and all the speakers. I will allow members to make comments or ask specific questions.

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: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, is very welcome as was the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, who was here earlier. Back in 2018, I was down in Sligo when Project 2040, the national development plan, was launched. After a significant amount of pressure by local representatives in the midlands and up into the north west, the N4 project was put back onto the national development plan. It...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome our guests. I was in the Seanad up to now. I apologise for missing the beginning of the session. I am pretty much in agreement with many of my colleagues. I am a member of a Government party and I come from a rural area. I am involved with County Longford tourism and have been for a long number of years. We have been trying to build a product in a county that was miles away...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I approached people in my county to try to sell the opportunity of the Royal Canal in particular. We started the project in Longford in 2012 and it has now morphed up to Dublin and from Dublin to Galway. There is a unique opportunity there. We held seminars with Fáilte Ireland and encouraged people to set up cafes, cycle shops, farmhouses and accommodation to make sure we benefit from...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The just transition fund has been allocated €160 million. It has three strategic priorities and two of them are tourism based. I refer to trails and generated tourism for which accommodation is required. Mr. Nolan from Airbnb mentioned its research on activities in every county. Are there figures for County Longford? Mr. O'Mara Walsh said just transition is being led by the...