Mr. Mickey Brady:

We are talking about the wider political implications of all of this but people are affected by the day-to-day stuff. I deal with benefits on a daily basis and one of the things that strikes me is that people who do the assessments, particularly for Capita and the changeover from personal independence plans to disability living allowance, do not have anyone qualified particularly or specifically in mental health. I imagine that many of the people WAVE deals with not only have physical disabilities but also mental health trauma such as reactive depression, from the problems they have had over the years. That is an important factor that is often missed. I come across it daily. Some of the people I deal with have been impacted upon by the conflict. They have injuries and mental health issues. We are a society coming out of conflict, we are not out of conflict. That is often forgotten.