Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Our guests are very welcome. I know Mr. Delaney from Leinster House. He is a wonderful and powerful advocate. I thank him for all the work he has done. I will come back to talk to him but I will first address Mr. Nelson. It is very frustrating that he was refused a wheelchair space on the bus. A meeting with Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus needs to be expedited as quickly as possible to iron out any difficulties. Mr. Nelson should not have had to go through that kind of abuse. There should be places on a bus for disabled passengers.

The planning and development Bill currently going through the Houses of the Oireachtas contains little or no reference to disability in its 732 pages. Perhaps we should check that out and talk to the officials who put the Bill together. That is informative for us.

Ms Smith is a comedian and civil servant. I congratulate her on her awards. She mentioned Capel Street and proposed a medical card that is means tested by case, which is interesting. It is an area where politicians are frustrated as to how to get the best for people who have cancer and things like that. Most politicians would like some mechanism to be put in place to ensure means testing is done on a case-by-case basis. We need to do a lot more on that.

I congratulate Mr. Moran on his success in the Paralympics. Is East Coast FM the station for which he is a sports reporter?