Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The overall spending for disability services has increased and, as I said earlier, my ambition is to increase and develop it further. To return to the point about the personal assistance hours, we got 1.46 million hours, which is an extra 100,000 hours on last year. Do I want more? Yes. Will is try for more in the negotiations? Absolutely. I believe in the independence of a person with a disability and I believe that person should be supported as much as possible in the community. That is my vision and my plan. However, it is a step-by-step approach and I will do my best for those people.