Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Committee on Disability Matters

Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Keira KeoghKeira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I think we discussed this recently. Disabled people working is still viewed in a medical or care model where employers feel they are doing a good deed by hiring somebody with a disability rather than really getting to know the person, making the reasonable accommodations and the work being meaningful.