Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Disability Inclusive Participation in Political and Public Life: Discussion
Mr. John Dolan:
Putting supports on a statutory footing is what needs to be done. We have had all the rhetoric in the national disability inclusion strategy. That needs to be backed up because it is not happening any other way. That was the import of some of the comments I made earlier. As to the specific costs for people who are disabled, this is not comprehensive but personal assistants are one of the things. There are also costs related to transport, mobility and subsistence costs if people are away travelling, as well as communication and this, that and the other. Those are just some of them. People might think of others but they are certainly critical modules of cost that people have in relation to public participation.
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