Keira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I will come back to Mr. Walsh because we were cut off mid-sentence the last time we were talking. I agree with him that we still leave disability to the medical model and the lens of health, support and care. We need a shift and I like the lens of accessibility: access to education, work and the community. There seems to be a whole-of-government focus now on disability. When I talk to TDs and Ministers, they say they will be judged on housing and disability. Now is the time to get this right. I would love to hear Mr. Walsh's thoughts on that lens of accessibility.

If we look at jobs, there is still a feeling of tokenism when it comes to jobs for disabled people. I have a fabulous friend in County Donegal who is visually impaired. She has a fantastic job transcribing notes from psychologist's sessions. It is a purposeful, meaningful job but there are other times when companies and businesses feel they should get a medal because they employ somebody with a disability. I want to give Mr. Walsh more time to talk about that lens of access and getting away from the care model.