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

I am fully supportive of the Deputy. If he can get them to bring it across the line, the disabled community and disabled citizens would welcome that. In doing that, the criteria for it needs to be completely and utterly reviewed and expanded. Sometimes, when we talk about disabled drivers, we think of the physically disabled. The criteria are too short. I did not realise that, at the same time, we also have a very narrow view of dwarfism. Regarding children who are neurodiverse and how complex and difficult it is for a family needing to access a primary medical cert, while the child has both limbs, thank God, and everything, it is very narrow on it. I am fully supportive. I have written many a letter on that.

On EmployAbility, I am a bit disappointed to hear that. To be fair, the EmployAbility and Ability programmes that are up and running are normally very good at getting people back into the workforce. If the Deputy wants to send me on the representations on that, we will certainly look at it. He might have a number of them. I do not know. I have not come across it before, but if I can be of any assistance, of course I will want to.

Regarding the CDNT and the international recruitment, the HSE has launched a targeted initiative aimed at health and social care graduates overseas. It has a relocation package as well to bring them back and get them set up. I do not have figures in front of me to say what it is, but that was done approximately 12 months ago.