Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Circumstances can change. There is such a low proportion of houses that are suitable for those who require a wheelchair, and it may not even just be a wheelchair; it may be someone who cannot use stairs but can walk to a certain extent.

On employment, there are reasonable accommodations for employers to apply for. Can the system be reviewed so that it is the employee who receives the reasonable accommodations and that they follow the person? In committee meetings, disability passports have been mentioned to us several times. That is where the person is assessed with what they need and they bring the reasonable accommodations they need with them to the job. It would allow them to move from job to job much more seamlessly. At the moment, every time somebody moves to a new position, the employer has to apply for the reasonable accommodations that the person may require. In education, for example, if a student in primary school applies for a form of assistive technology, that follows them into secondary school - it is supposed to, anyway - and probably into third level as well. Could something similar happen within employment?