Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

General Scheme of the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Margaret Murphy O'MahonyMargaret Murphy O'Mahony (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all of the witnesses here today, whether in person or online. I thank all of them for the excellent information that they sent in previously. A lot of work went into it. I also thank them all for the great work that they do.

I will start with the Ombudsman for Children's office. The office argued that the definition should be rights based and child centred, which is a great idea. In Dr. Muldoon's opinion, how should the Bill's definition be amended to reflect an holistic understanding of children's development and lived experience?

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