Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. In part, I pre-empted his response. We have an obligation to open up the world for every single citizen. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, we have an obligation to reduce and eliminate obstacles and barriers to accessibility. I hope the Minister of State will go back to the Department and say that we must look again at the scheme. We can see how much has changed on a range of issues since the arrival of Covid. We should not do something just because it has been done in the same way for so long. Let us look at the situation and see how we can provide free travel or more opportunity for people and make their lives easier. We all agree that there are hidden costs attached to disability. This is another hidden cost. I thank the Minister of State for the information on the SWA scheme. I am sure that has helped and will help, but it will not help everybody.