Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Resourcing of Personal Assistance Services: Discussion

Mr. Jonathan Angus:

There are always risks in being an employer, and there is a different set of risks if the person being employed is a close relation. There are risks also if the person being hired is a stranger. The system has to protect the person with a disability in all cases, but the protection needs to be balanced with the freedom of the person to do what he or she wants to do.

Fionn does not know much about the Swedish system but he wanted to give an example about his visit to Australia.