Ms Amy Hassett:

On Deputy Higgins's comments, I will ask Ms Ní Fhlaratha or Ms Bonnie to respond on remedies for gender-based services as they know a great deal more than I do. It is important.

On barriers to work, we are delighted to see remote working strategies and more flexible working styles are being incorporated. It is really important that does not become a replacement for making workplaces accessible to disabled people. There cannot be a system where people are told they are able to work remotely so they should stay at home, so that employers do not have to worry about making workplaces accessible to use. The same goes for educational systems. The remote aspect of education in the last year has been problematic for disabled people but also a welcome change. We would love to see some of that continue. It would have opened many doors for disabled people had this come in ten years ago. We worry a little about that.

There has been a change to the scholarship system so that now students, such as myself, who are recipients of scholarships can still get disability allowance. It is a really welcome change but it is important that we remember that it is an example of the holes that disabled people can get trapped in. This is one that has been fixed but we need to bear in mind that there are an awful lot more out there and there should be vigilance on that. We need to be given space to raise the issues we have.