Mr. Chris White:

Mr. Reid is well able to express the fears people with sight loss have. I thank Senator Conway for his contribution.

The sight loss community is very large but it has been very much overlooked and taken for granted, although not in any deliberate manner. We are conscious of that and of the fact that sight loss is a growing area and people with sight loss can make a significant contribution. We are looking at massive inward investment from the likes of Google and Facebook and from other European and US multinationals. They are always on the hunt for talent. They talk about talent attraction and talent retention. They talk about the lack of talent in Ireland yet we have this outstanding pool of talent that, if enabled, supported and understood, can make a significant difference. It can make a contribution to the quality of life of people with sight loss and other disabilities. They can make a contribution to their families and to the workplace balance. They can make a massive contribution to the work that is being done. We have an opportunity in Ireland to stand out and to be front and centre of how disability and sight loss should be dealt with by employers. We should be pushing IDA Ireland to make sure all the companies it is supporting with Government money have targets around employment for disability. We should make sure those targets are upheld and that when $6 billion goes into Intel in Leixlip, some of it results in employment for people with sight loss, multiple sclerosis and other disabilities. It is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to how we do work in this country.