Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion
Mr. Chris White:
The figure is based on our extrapolation of demand from a sight loss perspective, although we are acutely aware that there are many other disabilities besides sight loss. It is a starting point. Senator Higgins noted the very low level of support for workplace adaptations, from which point €2 million would be a reasonable uplift. It probably needs to be multiples of that figure, but, with pressures on budgets, it is not an unreasonable point as it would pay for itself within 12 months. Any such investment should pay for itself within that period.
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