Ms Angela Kerins:

First, I have just been handed a report from Galway and will pass it to the Deputy now.

We were invited to Saudi Arabia for advice. We are a service provider, not consultants. We decided, with the support of the ministries there, that we would set up a service. There are many people there with disabilities, over 20% of the population.

On jobs, there is a great opportunity for Irish business in Saudi Arabia and there is significant interaction between the Saudi-Irish business councils, and Enterprise Ireland is also doing work. Small and medium Irish businesses have an opportunity, but Saudi Arabia is a difficult place in which to do business if a company does not have support. What we are doing in the organisation we are associated with in the Saudi-Ireland visit is creating links and connections for young businesses. We have begun this and a growing number of Irish businesses are now taking the plunge.

For us and the wider disability sector, particularly in areas where there may be some challenges with employment, there is a huge opportunity for us to grow services out there in regard to people with disabilities. This is true not only for the Rehab Group, but for other organisations, and also for younger and older people who wish to go overseas for a period. We have very talented and very skilled people here and that is recognised. To answer the question, there is a great opportunity. We will move forward with this and will provide, not only colleagues from within the Rehab Group, but others who may be interested in coming and working under our umbrella there. Generally, there is a great opportunity, particularly for SMEs, in the Middle East and particularly in Saudi Arabia.