Lorraine Clifford Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I also thank the Irish deaf community and Senator Mark Daly for their input into this Bill. My own contribution has been minimal. It has really been Senator Daly's baby and he has seen it through since 2013. He made reference to his boss, Grace Coyle, and we all acknowledge the work she put into it as well. I hope this Bill will help members of the deaf community with integration. Reference was made earlier to the levels of poverty faced by the deaf community and I hope this will be a step forward for them to ensure independence, autonomy and better outcomes for the community as a whole. I welcome the members of the deaf community who are here in the Gallery. It is a big day for them and I particularly welcome Scoil Chaitríona led by principal Marianne Brady, who is an old school friend of mine from Waterford. She is doing great work up in Scoil Chaitríona in Renmore in Galway. The Minister of State will be familiar with that school.