Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Nothing About Us Without Us - Achieving Equal Rights and Equity for Women with Disabilities: Discussion

Ms Maureen McGovern:

To respond to the point about Ireland having the highest percentage of people with a disability in an urban setting, Ballyfermot-Chapelizod, as the committee will be aware, is very disadvantaged. That results in people gaining impairments due to drugs and violence. People will always gain an impairment as a result of poor living conditions. We have actually 21% - I made a wrong assumption there, it is actually a bit higher.

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