They needed to have suitable limbs to have comfort and full mobility and wheelchairs or adaptions to enable independent living. They were prioritised over any investigative processes. It was fourth on the list. It was there, but fourth on the list.

The WAVE Injured Group has campaigned over the past five years to have a special pension in place to support those injured and their carers because many people have outlived the compensation payments they were given 30 to 40 years ago. In some cases, those payments were quite derisory. Comprehensive work has been undertaken by a group of injured people who continue to fight for a pension. We have lobbied political parties over and over again and, while they all acknowledge there should be a special pension for those injured, the DUP and Sinn Féin have been unable to agree who will receive it. The Secretary of State has indicated that he cannot implement it. This is a central issue for people in the context of their legacy, that is, what it means for them. While we recognise that this does not fall within the remit of the committee or the gift of the Irish Government, we urge the committee to use whatever influence it can to move the issue on.

In terms of dealing comprehensively with the legacy of the past, much will depend on how victims and survivors view the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement. They cannot be told once again that they will have to wait while we try again. We also need to assist society in Northern Ireland and beyond to be more aware of the longer-term impact of bereavement, injury and traumatisation. The lessons should be gathered from victims themselves, counsellors and psychotherapists about the human impact of the Troubles. WAVE has a strong trauma education arm as well as a service delivery arm. We deliver a BSc honours course in psychological trauma at Queen's University Belfast. We also have a new postgraduate online trauma studies pathway. It was approved last week by University College Cork. Collating and learning the lessons of the past is essential for our future.

In closing, I wanted to raise the issue of the disappeared during the Troubles. We wish to place on record our sincere thanks to the Irish Government for its continued support. We gave evidence to this committee in December 2013. Since then, the remains of four of the disappeared have been recovered and returned to their families for Christian burial. The most recent, Seamus Ruddy, was buried in June. The significance for the families involved cannot be overestimated. There are now three outstanding disappeared cases, namely, those relating to Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh and Robert Nairac. Columba McVeigh will be 42 years missing on Hallowe'en, 31 October. His mother's dying wish was that he would be laid to rest between her and his father in the family grave. We urge anyone who can help the commission to locate the bodies of the disappeared to do so. They need to be brought home.