I respectfully ask the Taoiseach and the Minister of State at the Departments of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Justice and Equality and Health, Deputy Finian McGrath, to ensure that the people from Down Syndrome Ireland who have children with Down's syndrome, get what they are looking for, namely, the extension of the July provision and to deal with the concerns raised by people on behalf of those who are deaf. If Members have a duty to represent people, we have to represent people who cannot talk or who cannot hear and these deaf people are outraged at the indications that there will be cutbacks to their funding. I ask the Taoiseach to address that.

I know the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, is working very hard on that particular matter with the intention of finding core funding for the Irish Deaf Society to make sure it can continue its work. He will meet with and regularly meets with Down Syndrome Ireland to discuss its concerns.