Mr. Mark Darmody:

Cara's jersey said "End Disability Discrimination". Our view is that there is a generalised disability discrimination. I would go even a step further. From our conversations even with Ministers and the Taoiseach, often the conversation goes to things like DCA and carers and so on, and I always get the impression that the generalised idea is that there is some scam going on. Even with assessment of needs, it is out there that people are applying for assessments of need who do not need one. That is often said in these meetings but it is misinformation. The Senator is right: there is a generalised type of discrimination going on. It is very hard to explain it and very hard to accuse an individual person, but it is there - no doubt about it.