Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do a lot of work with Independent Living Movement Ireland. It is all about choice. Just because someone is disabled does not mean he or she cannot make choices. We have seen that a lot lately. People are looking for care assistants, people to support - I do not like the word "help" - them to do things for themselves. We say people have the choice to live independently, yet there are no supports for a person at home to be able to live his or her life to its full potential. It is such a failure. Anything that makes life easier or better for people with disabilities, obviously, we would welcome as a committee. A strategy would be important if we could be guaranteed that the recommendations and the actions would be implemented. Not all of the Disability Act is outdated but parts of it are.