Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Will the witnesses comment on personal assistants, PAs, for those who are in congregated or residential settings so that, regardless of where they are living and how their basic needs are being met, they have that discretion?

The last matter is the assistive technology passport and the idea that the assistive technology attaches to the person. At present, it is something one applies for in respect of a specific job, but for many artists, in particular, and those who might be in creative industries the jobs change so regularly that this mechanism does not work. Perhaps witnesses could comment on the assistive technology.