Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister referred to the roadmap for social inclusion and how it commits to reduce the at risk of poverty and social exclusion rate for people with disabilities. However, the rate is still going to be 22.7% in 2030, which is almost double the general average at risk of poverty rate in 2020. I welcome everything that is being done to support people with disabilities. As the Minister said, a lot more needs to be done. We need to seriously address the cost of disability to people with disabilities and get them out of poverty and deprivation because many of them are living hand to mouth and depend on charity to get by.