Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Again, I thank those who have attended today. On behalf of my brother, the visually impaired and the blind, I cannot praise anymore the great work NCBI, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, does. When one discovers one is blind, one has no one else to turn to. I also thank Fighting Blindness, Diabetes Ireland, the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and its chief executive officer, Padraig Mallon, ChildVision, all the doctors, nurses and other medical staff involved with the visually-impaired, as well as employers. Mr. Keegan said people are ignorant rather than prejudiced. Is there a prejudice for people who are blind when they are looking for work? Teagasc in Athenry employs my brother and have put resources to assist him.

There is a 3% target for the employment of people with a disability in the public service. Is this happening for blind people?