Mr. John Dolan:

In the context of that area, I referred to Miriam Murphy. She is a wheelchair user and a councillor in her third term. With a lot of encouragement from Ms Murphy, which was picked up on by colleagues, a committee was established in the council. It involves councillors, members of the council management and various civil groups and whatever. That is about implementing the CRPD. That is the scope of it. It is not just about physical access. Michael Nicholson, the director of services, is the senior person on the management team of the county council. That model has been considered by others. I am sure that if it were to be adopted in Cork, there would have to be a Cork flavour put on it. It is a model that is worth considering. It is working in Wicklow. It is bringing all the interests together through the role of Mr. Nicholson as director of services, so everything is being watched coming through. Having access officers is an idea dating from the 1990s. It was a case of people putting up their hands and becoming an access officer as well as whatever else they were doing. The model being pursued in Wicklow is a far more sustainable and positive way of doing it. It may be something the committee wishes to consider, if I may be so bold as to suggest that.