Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Pat Murphy:

I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Flanagan. There is a plethora of stuff to deal with and even as someone working in the area, it is hard to navigate and keep abreast of.

It is changing. There is ongoing change all of the time so it is very hard for an ordinary Joe Soap on the street who is looking to get access to something to find out where you get it. It is really hard. What is the solution? I was listening to the NDA representatives talking about the cross-departmental group they are working on. Perhaps something may come out of that but, as has been said, there are so many actors on the stage that it is very difficult to get that type of joined-up thinking. I do not have a solution but there is absolutely no doubt that it is a problem. I have one suggestion but I can make it at the end.

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