Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

She is a woman and a lady. This would be good for the Civil Service because Civil Service personnel will be implementing it. A Secretary General will be obliged to perform and report what has been done about this matter. He or she will have to think about it and might discover that 20 or more people are required. It is a good amendment in that it will propel the Secretaries General and civil servants at the highest levels to increase the number of people with disabilities who are employed in their Departments. There is plenty of scope for employment in Departments. I hope the Minister can consider the amendment, even if the civil servants will not like it.