Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I do not propose to accept the amendment because the word "disability" is a term of art when used in the context of limitations law and does not mean disability in a colloquial sense. Therefore, extending the provision to include incapacity is not necessary in the circumstances. Disability in limitations law includes that the person is an infant, a person of unsound mind, a convict subject to the forfeiture Act or a victim of sexual abuse suffering from consequential psychological injury. Those are the categories of people which count as disabled.