Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Seanad Éireann — 2022-09-29
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

As someone who is a big reader and loves to read, the image created by the Senator of a library with 90% of the shelves vacant is one that resonates very strongly with me. It recognises the hugely valuable service provided by Bookshare. It is a new service that opens up access to literature, fiction and education for those with a visual impairment. There is a proposal with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. I am happy to raise the Senator's concerns with him. There is no better man than the Senator when it comes to raising it directly with the Minister as I know he has already done. Hopefully, we will be in a position to provide more longer term support for what is clearly an extremely valuable service.

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Sitting date: 2022-09-29