Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I sincerely thank all of our guests for their contributions, which have been very enlightening. For those who do not know me, I am a Member of the Oireachtas with a declared disability - I have an eyesight difficulty. I am also on the OECD democratic participation advisory panel, which works to see how we can increase the number of people with disabilities who are involved in elective politics throughout the world. It will come as no surprise to the witnesses that the number who are elected to public office is less than 1%. In this country, at this moment in time, I am the only Member of the Oireachtas with a declared disability. Difficulties and challenges employment stretch across all strands, including in the Houses of the Oireachtas.

I was very taken with some of the presentations, particularly the presentation from Mr. Flanagan. The CREATE programme sounds very interesting. He might talk us through some of the successes of the CREATE programme. How many people have gone through it and then successfully gone into employment?