Mr. Matt McCann:

I echo the admiration for Mr. Hennessy. Every person with a disability goes through similar challenges and a similar journey. There are tens of thousands of stories across the country that have not been heard. It is about having the opportunity to be represented and seen in that journey. It is not just in entrepreneurship but all across society. There is a distinct lack of representation of disability across the spectrum. As Deputy Gould said, we are not asking for a lot. It is just about representation and putting forward the vision. Everyone can see where they want to go. They are not asking the questions I was asking such as "Where can I find someone to talk to?" My vision is that in five years, there will be so many more examples of disabled entrepreneurs out there that they will not have to come to me or Mr. Hennessy as an example. It would just be there. It would be about equal representation.

A point was made earlier about equality versus equity. This is about levelling the playing field. It was hard enough without having to deal with supports coming back at you. They are not the supports then. If we can action a fraction of what we have spoken about, we will help so many people in the country.