Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the production of this report while we had many Departments at the table, including the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, also there were the HSE, the NDA, three members from the Disability Stakeholder Group, two individuals with a disability and a representative of a disabled person's organisation, namely, the Irish Wheelchair Association. It was taken in an individual and group context. It was also in conjunction with the NDA and other Departments. While it might sound like a very small group was around the table they were all heavy hitters in their own context who were participating on it with good experience in transport.

From it we learned how varied and fragmented it is and the need to pull together on it. The Indecon report also tells us that the cost of disability includes a cost for transport. This is why I say that transport must be part and parcel of my negotiations for school leavers. This has to be the first step if we are trying to deal with a fragmented issue.