Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

People who participated in the Special Olympics when they were held in Ireland participated to the best of their ability and astonished us with their courage and tenacity. I remember the moment to which Senator David Norris referred and it made us all cringe with shame that we would not have turned back to pick up our comrades. Perhaps we would have, but I do not think so. I must admit I would be too focused on the finish line. It made the rest of the country cringe that we did not have the capacity to do something like that.

It is interesting that we are talking about capacity when we have just published the assisted decision-making legislation today. It is substantial legislation that has been promised for 20 to 30 years.