Irish Society for Behaviour Analysis

Further information for the Disability Matters Committee

On 4 May 2023 the Irish Society for Behaviour Analysis and Psychological Society of Ireland Division of Behaviour Analysis provided evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. Following our testimony, the committee members, including the chair, sought additional details regarding the nature of behaviour science in the context of supporting disabled people in Ireland. The letters below offer a comprehensive and evidence-based elaboration addressing each committee member’s questions.

We thank the committee for their work on these vital issues.

Opening Statement to the Disability Matters Committee 4th May 2023

Deputy Dessie Ellis

Deputy Brian Leddin

Deputy Emer Higgins

Deputy Frankie Feighan

Deputies Holly Cairns & Gary Gannon

Deputy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor

Deputy Michael Moynihan

Deputy Pauline Tully

Deputy Sean Canney

Senator Eileen Flynn

Senator Erin McGreehan

Senator Fiona O’Loughlin

Senator Mary Seery Kearney

Senator Tom Clonan