Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is absolutely the case and that is where the consultation piece is now taking place with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for persons with disabilities. The Deputy is right. It is regrettable that in the past we or disability organisations bought properties that do not meet the needs of the individual but which were the only properties that were accessible. We need to have town centre properties with universal access for all persons with disabilities. It goes back to the point Deputy Shortall made. There is no point in having a person with a disability living down the country if he or she does not have access to a transport system.