Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 38:

"In page 65, line 23, to delete “3 per cent” and substitute “5 per cent”."

The targets in this legislation are low. The targets that I have set out are still low. I admit that they are still low, although they are a bit more ambitious. I deliberately set them low in the hopes that the Minister might move on these. It is important to raise the bar on employment targets for people with disabilities. The targets that I set out here are tangible and achievable. I am not looking to reinvent the wheel in this amendment. Disabled people deserve better. For example, a move from 3% to 5% is not a big move. It is still low, but it is a target that could be moved on.

This is the same issue that arises in amendments Nos. 39 and 40, which include a small percentage move.