Dr. Aoife Price:

Co-option at local government level could work really well for disabled candidates. As Professor Flynn said, much more research needs to be done on the idea of quotas, but much more can be done to support disabled candidates in the meantime through, for example, support officers. We have seen the women's caucus happen in some local governments and at a national level, but there is nothing similar when it comes to disability. Co-option is a great opportunity, particularly at local level, to bring more disabled people into politics.