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Since the Famine, the Irish people have spread far and wide, fleeing from hunger, war, destitution and persecution.

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the recent comments made by British prime minister Rishi Sunak regarding the effectiveness of the Rwanda project and its implications for migration to the Republic.

Lorraine Courtney has taken aim at Scotland’s new “hate-speech” legislation (‘Scotland’s hate-speech laws have been a disaster – are you watching, Simon Harris?’ Irish Independent, April 29).

As a parent of two special needs children who both have autism and intellectual disabilities, hearing Simon Harris shocked and appalled that special needs children do not have access to career guidance in special schools really frustrated me.

I write to you not just as a citizen but as a voice of people who have been sidelined for too long by policies and practices that have systematically failed us. This letter seeks an acknowledgment by way of a state apology and a commitment to change – a change that systemically respects the inherent dignity, rights, and autonomy of disabled children, adults and their families as equal members of society.