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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