Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

Amendment No. 23 in my name was disallowed. It proposed something sought by groups within the DLCG, namely, that there should be disability proofing statements and a disability commissioner. A disability commissioner would do the type of work envisaged by Senator Terry's amendment in that there would be consultation with the different parties and continuous assessment. The disability commissioner could carry out the type of review the Minister of State has in mind, whether in three or five years. He or she would be the ideal person to carry out that type of review, to look at all the aspects and to do so in an independent way as opposed to the Minister of State carrying out a review of the legislation in five years. Will the Government consider the proposal of the various groups that a disability commissioner be appointed to monitor the legislation?