Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Amendment No. 2 proposes to include in the definition of disability, "a person who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial long term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activity". Is there a list of the impairments or disabilities that are covered by the Bill? The Minister of State is shaking his head, so I take that as a "No". Correspondence from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland received by all Members, stated emphatically those affected with multiple sclerosis are not included in the terms of the Bill. I would certainly describe a person with multiple sclerosis as impaired. Are they included in the Bill?