Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

We need to go into private session so I will attempt to summarise. If the Minister of State needs support from his colleagues in the Oireachtas, he has it here in this committee. There is consensus that this issue is long overdue and a matter of urgency for those who are missing out on the scheme and for those who would have qualified since it was discontinued. The importance of transport for people, to enable them to live a good, independent life, needs to be stressed. We are concerned about the fact that we have not received as much clarity as we would have liked around the eligibility criteria, and about who are the most in need. There is also a lack of clarity on the numbers and the estimates and there are a lot of unanswered questions. Transport is a major issue in terms of quality of life for people with a disability.

How would the Minister of State rate, out of ten, the state of transport for people with disabilities?