Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Deputy O'Sullivan spoke about the hurricanes and typhoons which hit the Philippines. The main point was that we had to raise awareness of disabled people living in such places and how vulnerable they are. After such events, people face difficulties trying to travel from one place to another. The message was that disability should be at the heart of any response. How aware are the different programmes of that issue? Disability is unquestionably a development and poverty issue. How can we better mainstream disability into the development process?