Ms Joan Carthy:

We agree it needs to be put into the census. We had conversations last year with the CSO, which said it was too late at that stage for something to be put in. I think the CSO needs to be working on it nearly as soon as the previous census is finished to get in the next one. That is where we are looking for support from the committee to ensure it gets put in. A question about wheelchair users would be to try to capture the permanent use of a wheelchair as opposed to somebody only using one temporarily as that would fudge the statistics. It would give us a really good sense of the position not only in housing but also in education, transport and employment. It would give us a much better understanding across the board.