Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That can be addressed by having an all-day meeting starting at 10 a.m. with the taking of submissions from people followed by questions until 1 p.m. We could then tease out the issues in the afternoon. That would be constructive.

I raise another issue that may not be germane to this discussion but a serious problem is being experienced by people with disabilities in terms of home adaptation. I would be interested to know how we could improve the grant system in terms of more transparency and accountability because it is a major problem when people cannot live in their own homes. I am aware of somebody who cannot use the bathroom because they cannot climb the stairs. The person is due to have an operation shortly but will end up in an institution. Members may know of people experiencing a similar problem.