Speaking on Tuesday morning at an event to mark World Autism Day, Mr McGrath said: “It was a major mistake by me. thanks very much.”Meanwhile, Mr McGrath said the Government would make progress on its promised action plan on autism “in a matter of weeks”. “We have a plan, we have a strategy, we are prepared to put money into the services and the resources”. It is also expected that the Government will not oppose Sinn Fein’s private members bill calling for an autism strategy, which will be debated by the Dáil this evening. “It’s not enough on World Autism Day to say nice things, we as political leaders need to lead from the front and today is the day to start that.”

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2019 09:22 UTC