Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

I apologise for being late, but I was listening to the debate earlier. Some of my questions have already been asked. With regard to best practice, the conference in Vienna was mentioned. Are there good practices in other European countries that are working well and could be implemented here? A couple of years ago, I chaired the Joint Committee on Autism. We went over to meet the Scottish health minister and health officials in Edinburgh with regard to best practice there because we felt we could learn from the practices they had. We also looked at a number of other countries. Are there highlights in other countries that the witnesses think could be replicated here that would make a major difference?

With regard to the unions and employment, have all unions and representative organisations a disability officer or advocate to represent persons with a disability? The Civil Service target is 6%. We spoke about this last week. Do we need to lead from the top, as an organisation and as a Government, with regard to employment figures? Should that be increased? What figure do the witnesses feel it should be?

It was mentioned that there has been significant investment, particularly in the budget for 2026, which will see an additional €600 million invested in disability services. Is it enough?