Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Is it agreed that we publish all the opening statements to the committee's website? Agreed. I thank all the witnesses for attending today and for their insightful contributions on inclusion in the workforce and entrepreneurship. I think they really got down to the nub of the matter. There is a huge piece of work that this committee can do. It is about having the right schemes in place. This is about ensuring that disabled people can have the full rights of citizens to allow them to be all that they can be, whether that is running their own business, something Mr. Hennessy should have had the opportunity to do but did not, or the wider issue of people who want to work in the workforce while making sure that it is quality employment.

I remind members of the meeting tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. The meeting now stands adjourned until the public meeting at 9.30 a.m. on 19 November when we will have representatives of the Disability Federation of Ireland and Leap.