Eileen Flynn (Independent)
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If I may add, when we talk about people with disabilities in the justice system, we are not just talking about people in prison. We are talking about access to justice, such as taking discrimination cases. I am doing this in the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community and I do not believe any community should be left behind. A person can be discriminated against because of their disability, such as not getting a job or being denied access to a public place because it also happens to people with disabilities. We have to look at how we support people to take those cases, such as free legal aid cases. It is such a big issue when we look at people with disabilities in the justice system and we have not even touched on it yet. Today was mind-blowing for me. I thank our witnesses.