Keira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)

One minute is not a lot. I want to go back to something Ms Walker-Strong said about the Ombudsman for Children's comment on potentially collecting data on disability at a hospital. I always welcome the Ombudsman for Children's comments and I look forward to engaging with him on this issue. I can see the benefit of data collection facilitating forward planning for timely, equitable, co-ordinated supports but I am conscious of potential risks of data breaches. We are in an AI world now and I am conscious of the risks of giving people a permanent label that they may not be able to consent to so early in life. Although it should not happen, sometimes disabled people can be influenced in a bad way by employers' institutions. We are working through equality legislation to try to prevent that. When we look at what happened in America this week in relation to autism and the US President trying to row back on rights and things like that, I wonder what are the witnesses' thoughts on the benefits of such a register as well as the potential risks in relation to privacy and confidentiality for people with disabilities?