Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh:

We have to keep a focus that within our humanitarian response, there needs to be a core emphasis on human rights. Whatever humanitarian responses or whatever services we offer, their core must always be human rights and protecting and honouring those human rights.

The links with disabled people's organisations are crucial. While there is a myriad of different agencies involved, whether service providers or organisations, it is fundamental that disabled voices can be heard.

Mr. Harris spoke about money.

I know this is very difficult but we have to make sure thatwhen people are being offered accommodation, whether it be a house, in a hotel or with a family, there is not a bias about taking children and adults with complex needs. While I acknowledge that not everybody can offer support, it is important we do not cherry pick who we welcome into our homes or into our services.

At the core of humanitarian responses and human rights in Ireland, as well as offering services we need services in regard to trauma for children and adults. There also needs to be a role for advocacy services, in that without advocacy we have no real access to what children, adults or their parents want.

Aside from all the other things, for women who are coming with their disabled children, it is overwhelming minding a child and they may have other children. It is about honour, respect, recognition, empathy and all those words and notions about how we deliver humanitarian support.

When delivering humanitarian support, we must always be cognisant that people, as has already been said, are here because they have to be, not because they want to be.