Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion

5:35 pm

Mr. Michael McCabe:

Before Mr. Lee continues, I would like to follow up on a point he made. If the organisations get the funds, they will not just use minibuses but they will also have the word "ambulance" written on them. People with disabilities would have a major objection to that as they are not sick. If a person wants to go out at night, he or she would ring for a taxi for immediate collection but if the organisations get the money, people would probably have to book a week in advance. That is not equal treatment to everybody else.

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