Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I thank Senator Quinn for his remarks, with which I agree. There is no one better placed than Senator Quinn to speak on behalf of people with disabilities as he has given employment to such people. His work in this regard is highly commendable. He is sensitive to the matter and I respect the work he has done in this area.

I do not agree with what Senator Dardis said. We should not accept that something is a fait accompli and will always remain so. A different Title for the Disability Bill would be to the advantage of many people who may come within its ambit. The Title envisaged by my amendment would help in that respect. While I acknowledge that much work has been done in this area, we must get away from labels. I am still of the opinion that my proposed Title would be better than the existing one. In later amendments I will deal in more depth with the definition of "disability". I will withdraw the amendment at this stage.