Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Committee on Disability Matters
Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
Employment will be a big priority in this disability strategy. We have already increased the wage subsidy scheme for employers. That is to incentivise them to take on more people with a disability. A culture change is needed there. From my travelling around the country and talking to employers who have employed somebody with a disability, it has transformed the culture within their business, as long as they feel they are getting the supports. Sometimes, there is a fear around it and that the placement might break down but there are support structures and good models there that we want to continue to roll out. I forget the Deputy's other question.
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