Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for their engagement. Just listening to the lived experience and the experience of those working and advocating for others, it strikes me more than ever that the last thing any of our guests want or need, and the last thing anybody with a disability needs, is another talking shop in this committee. We have to be ambitious and clear about what we can do within our term and make sure that we set our own implementation programme.

I am struck by everything that Dr. McDonagh has said. She spoke initially about shame and stigma. It is sad that a woman such as herself, who has achieved so much and is such a wonderful advocate, feels like that about having a disability.